joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

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

Fraud email example:

From: United Bank <sylviadominique10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barristermaurisbest@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:02:38 -0700
Subject: Re:Good news On Your payment

--
Barrister Best Maurice
Department ATM Card
Director Foreign Operation
United Bank

Attention : Beneficiary.

After Extensive Close Door Meeting With Board Of Directors And Other
Stake Holders In The Government Including Subcommittees Of The House
Of Assembly And The House Of Rep Federal Republic Of Nigeria. It Was
Resolved And Agreed Upon That Your Fund Would Be Released On A Special
Method Of Payment, By Tag Name Reads Swift Credit Card.

This Method Of Payment Is Designed By The Government To Avert Fraud
Perpetration Or Stoppage Of Fund By Some Agencies. Either Through
Anti-Terrorist Certificate Or Other Certificates. This Swift Credit
Card Would Be Issued To You As Soon As You Respond To This Email, This
Bank Has Been Mandated To Take Charge Of The Issuance Of The Swift
Credit Card And Your Payment File Should Be Passed To My Desk For
Clarification.

Upon Certification That Your Payment File Is Ok, This Office Will
Direct You On How To Receive Your Over Due Fund Via ATM Swift Credit
Card. But Please Note That We Cannot Be Able To Pay You The Full
Payment Due To Inadequate Fund, We Will Only Pay You The Sum Of $10.5
Million Dollars As Part Payment, Please Bear With Us And We Promise To
Make An Arrangement For Your Remaining Payment In Five Months’ Time
In The Light Of This Aforementioned, You Are Required To Furnish This
Office With The Following Information:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) CONTACT ADDRESS:
3) NATIONALITY:
4) OCCUPATION:
5) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
6) GENDER:
7) AGE:
8 ) DRIVERS LENIENCE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPOR
The Card Would Be Issued In Your Favor, And All Your Information Will
Be Inserted Into The Card. Upon Completion Of This Issuance Of The
Credit Card, It Would Be Send To You Together With The Access Pin
Number Via Courier To Your Residential Address.

Best Regards
Barrister Best Maurice
Department ATM Card
Director Foreign Operation
United Bank

Anti-fraud resources: