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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: <aapgallegos@aol.com>
Reply-To: <info.financedepartment@gmx.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 00:05:41 -0700
Subject: 2018 United Nations Funds Settlement

United Nations Office of International Oversight Services (OIOS)
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Heidi Lloce Mendoza
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you, My name is Ms. Heidi Lloce Mendoza. I am the Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Internal Oversight Services assigned by the United Nations to settle Nigeria debt to her beneficiaries. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE LIMITED TIME TO EXECUTE YOUR FUND PAYMENT HENCE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT ME URGENTLY FOR YOUR PAYMENT IN THIS QUARTER. PLEASE READ MY LETTER TO YOU AS FOLLOWS and adhere to my directives.
 
After series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria, Benin Republic and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these three Nations.
 
As directed by UN secretary General, we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Government agencies to affect your overdue payment worth $10.5M by issuing you with ATM Card without any further delay as approved and instructed by the UNITED NATIONS to process your fund from the JOINT FOREIGN DEBT SERVICING ACCOUNT of the United Nation/World Bank with Nigeria Government. In order to get paid instantly and without any hitch there is need for you to contact me urgently so that I will tell you what must be done to get your fund paid to you. Once this is done, we shall effect delivery of your ATM Card containing your overdue payment worth $10.5M to your address without any further delay through the official UNITED NATIONS DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY POUCH.
 
Note that I have a very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I will advice you on what to do in order to receive your long awaiting fund. Kindly get back to me immediately with your full name, address and direct phone number for oral conversation.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Ms. Heidi Lloce Mendoza
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services

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