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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: wiljo4455@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 04:58:38 -0500
Subject: Payment!


Hi,

I have an important information for you, which will help you on receiving your overdue payment which you have been seeking for a long time now without a success.

In the course of my investigation as the Chairman Litigation Board attach to Central Bank of West Africa ( BCEAO) for settlement/implementation of all overdue payments here in West Africa, which included Nigeria, Benin,Ghana, Burkina Farso and other Countries, I came across your name as unpaid fund beneficiary in the record of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I will like you to know that this office was set up by the United States Government and Central Bank of West Africa ( BCEAO) to re-verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to foreign beneficiaries in accordance to the information received from the United States government, European Union and Asia Empowered By United Nations over unpaid huge debts owed to United States citizens, Europeans ,Asia Citizens as well and Others Countries.

Having seen your payment file/records, my further questioning to the officials handling your payment as to why your payment is still pending reveals the rot and corruption in the system. The bank officials told me that the reason why you haven’t received FUNDS is due to your inability to pay for the required charges for the delivery of your funds to your destination. When I asked them why they didn’t deduct the said charges from your principal sum, I was given the flimsy excuse that you never authorized them to do so. When I put the question across to them if they ever advised you that such charges could be deducted from your principal fund, the answer I got was no. Now, if you do not tell this beneficiary that such charges could be deducted from his or her principal fund, how will he or she know that such options are available for such beneficiary.

From my investigation I discovered that these bank officials deliberately refused to let the charges be deducted from your principal fund because they want your fund to remain trapped in the bank, while they continue to extort money from beneficiaries under some flimsy excuse.

You do not need to pay any money to any Bank official,Agent or courier for the delivery of your funds since you have your fund with them. Right now the litigation Board have been able to complete a new arrangements to settle each beneficiary without any further delay, your fund will be released to you through United Bank for Africa (UBA). Once you reply back by indicating your interest to work with this office for the immediate release of your fund, I will let you know the only thing you have to do so that the Bank will be able to deduct all charges from your principal fund and deliver the balance of funds after deduction. Or deliver fund to you as a package and pay the charges upon delivery. If you have spent any money in the past in your quest for payment, kindly let me know so that I can follow this up to ensure that you receive your fund.


Yours sincerely,

Dr. William John,
Chairman Litigation Board attach to Central Bank of West Africa ( BCEAO)
Send your reply through this email address: litiboard.bceao001@gmail.com

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