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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION PAYMENT NOTIFICATION UNIT <"www."@sunny.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION PAYMENT NOTIFICATION UNIT <mrfrankpatrick@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:04:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY {202-844-7334}


From The Desk Of The Director
Of The Transfer Unit Department
western union Branch Head
Office Tema Cotonou Benin Republic

ATTENTION

I have sent you several notices concerning the claim of your benefit that was paid to you as compensation from Benin Republic following my petition against the Government as a human right activist to compensate you with the sum of $19.700.000 USD But I have not heard from you ever since and I hope you will reply this last notice.

You were meant to be receiving $5,000.00 usd daily until it completes the correct amount of $19.700.000USD you are to receive, here is your today’s daily payments also to let you know that the payment should be in 2 transaction with the maximum of $5,000 usd dollars each that is according the law of western union’ here in Benin Republic which meant you can not receive the $5,000 usd dollars in one transaction for your own notice.

Here is the information to pick up your today’s transaction.

Sender's First Name: Christ
Sender's Last Name: David
Text Question: When
Text Answer: Today
Amount: $5'000 Dollars
Money Transfer Control Number MTCN 8093786568

The status now shows Available for pick up by receiver because this amount has been on the system for security reasons, since I did not get any reply message from you after sending you several notices with the transaction details to enable you pick up your Reference number now, you are strongly advised for the last time to go on to make the payment of $205usd for the activation charges via wastern union money transfer immediately.

Use this information to make the payment Via money gram only.

receiver name====edu mike
country =========Benin
city=========Cotonou
question=====in god
answer====we trust


And send the payment details to insurance consultant company united states of america:(insurance_101company@consultant.com) as it clearly appear on the wastern union slip because it is impossible and illegal to em-bed the activation charges from the total funds transferred because of the lawful restriction that has been placed on your funds that restricts anyone from tempering with your funds.


This amount will be made available again within 20 minutes at your resident local wastern union office after you have settled the activation fee and I will avail you with the full details of the first 2 REFERENCE CONTROL NUMBERS of $5,000,00 usd. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your payment for the activation fee is not received after (2) days this time around, you risk forfeiting your benefit permanently.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Jerry Johnson
Phone: +22961089063
Email: mrfrankpatrick@gmail.com
western union Transfer Unit Director/Human Right Activist.
western union Branch Head Office Tema Benin

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