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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: =?UTF-8?B?TWljaGFlbCBWaWN0b3Ig4oCi?= <headlinkdeliverylogistics@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michael.a.kamau@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:22:43 +0100
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT UPDATES.


Dear Beneficiary ,

Complement of the season, This is Mr. Michael Victor from International
Finance Corporation (I.F.C) at Investigation department, In regards to
series of petition we received from unpaid Foreign Contractors,
Inheritance, next of kin and scam victims compensation payment that was
originated from Africa , America, Europe, Asia, and Middle east on how
government usually don't pay them their contract funds, compensation, And
other Debts owed them by the Government based on this, International
Finance Corporation held a Meeting with European Union Fund Control
Brussels, Belgium on useful discussion on how best to offset the debts,
your e-mail address was among the list to receive their payment.

I have investigated your transaction and found out the whole truth of the
transaction and the reason you have not received your payment and most of
the officials keep on asking you for one charge to another without
releasing your funds to you. My reason for contacting you is to let you
know that I want to personally assist you to arrange the release of your
fund to you. So I want to make a deal with you because I have known the
whole secret of the transaction, I am not after the money you have in your
pocket, what I am after is to make sure that the fund release to you in
your country, then we share it together and you assist me to invest my own
share in any profitable business over there in your country.

Note; If you are not expecting any payment from Africa or in Europe,
America, Asia, and Middle east then you can still get back to me to guide
you on how to claim the payment since your email address was among those
that will receive their payment, but it will be a deal between both of us.

Let me have your Full names/Mobile phone number/Home Address .

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Michael Victor •

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