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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: "NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tim0000cooper@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:16:28 -0800
Subject: FUND OF $20,000,000.00 CLAIM IN YOUR ABSENT!!

Attention :

Let me first introduce myself to you . I am Attorney Jeffrey Carney , a senior advocate of (Jeffrey carney Law Chambers), also a solicitor in charge of the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE where your fund was lodged in here in UK .

We are to inform you that a very important notice has just been raised by the bank Board Of Committee over an unusual activity going on in the bank with the current Bank Management,this has been reported for several atrocities going on in the bank . This is why the bank has just taken a bold step to stop all these atrocities .

After our further investigation we found out that they are a sum of fund in your name and email that was supposed to have been released to you a long time ago , it came as a shock that we still found that the said amount was still in the possession of the past bank management. it has also been told that the funds that was suppose to be claim by you was $20,000,000.00 not $12,500,000.00 because since the funds has been deposited in this bank they have been an increment in the funds interest rate that have tremendously rise from $12,500,00.00 to $20,000,000.00. which means your current amount to be claim was $20million not $12.5millions as claim by the management. as soon as we can hear back from you . I will quickly proceed in providing more details and the legal procedure to complete this transaction in a few days' time only if you can meet up with the bank demand within the short period of time .

Attorney Jeffrey Carney

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