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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: "Peter Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pd49570@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:12:33 +0100
Subject: FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS

For Your Prompt Attention:

I am Peter Douglas, United Nations Inspection Agent in Harts-field
Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta GA. We are conducting
second phase audition, all abandoned Consignment in USA Airports are
being transferred to our facilities here for inspection and
confiscation. During our investigation,I discovered an abandoned
luggage on your name which was transferred to our facility here in
Harts-field Jackson Atlanta International Airport and when scanned it,
it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box. The
consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly
declared by the consignee as money, rather it was declared as
personal effect to avoid diversion by the Diplomatic Agent also the
Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.

On my assumption, the box will contain more that $6M and the
consignment is left in storage house till today through a Courier
Dispatch Service. The Consignment is a metal box with weight of about
162LBS (Internal dimension:
W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) Effective capacity: 680 L)Approximately.

The details of the consignment includes your name, the official
document from United Nations office in London all are tagged on the
Metal Trunk box.
I want to use my good office and clear the Consignment and deliver it
to you. If you WILL ACCEPT MY CONDITION and want us to transact the
delivery for mutual benefit, you should provide Your Name, Phone
Number and Full Address, to cross check if it corresponds with the
address on the official document including the name of nearest Airport
around you and other details. You should send the required details to
me for onward delivery.

All communication must be held extremely confidential, I can get
everything concluded within 24 to 48hours upon your acceptance and
proceed to your address for delivery. But it must be on the condition
that you will give me 30% of the amount contained in the box and i
must get assurance from you concerning my 30%
before i will proceed.

I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the
shipper have abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the Non
inspection fee and arrange for the box to be moved out of this Airport
to your address, Once i am through,I will deliver the consignment by
myself to avoid any more trouble. But the sharing formula will be 70%
for you and 30% for me, you have to assure me of my 30%. Do respond to
me if you are interested to conclude this with me.

Regards,
Peter Douglas
INSPECTION OFFICER

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