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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: "Admin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <auditor01@nba2k.com.cn>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 16:50:15 -0400
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?

Hello
 
 
Your credit payment file have been reviewed and opened, We received an email that you are Dead and you asked one Mr. John Campbell to come and claim your funds related to your compensation funds $1,000,000.00 United State Dollars that has been with us since eight months now and he has also agreed to pay the fund release charges of US$97.
 
 
So I am writing you to know if you are DEAD OR ALIVE, if you do not reply to this notification in the next 48hrs, we will have no other alternative than to believe that you are truly dead according to Mr. John Campbell then we will start the transfer and the delivery of your funds to your next of kin’s account which he has claimed to be, And if you are still alive you can get back to us as fast as you can by responding to this email. Take note that Mr. John Campbell has agreed to pay for THE FUNDS RELEASE CHARGES, if you refuse to get back to us within 48hrs, am afraid that we shall give the fund transfer to him and receive the charges from him that means that he is right that you are dead and as next of kin, he is entitled to receive your funds as claimed.
 
 
NOTE: He has dropped his bank account details and his home address for delivery of the funds  into the International ATM card and he promises to make the necessary payment. We are writing to confirm if all is true because he wants us to start the transfer and the delivery now. You are advice to get back to me as soon as possible if you are alive and ready to claim your compensation fund with us$97 as funds release charges. Therefore, I would advise you to contact Mr. Williams Scot for assistance and inform him that your CASE FILE is 54AC003. Contact him directly via the information below.
 
 
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Name : MR TIM WILLCOT
Email: auditor01@nba2k.com.cn
 
 
You are to send him a scan copy of your driver's license or national ID for proper identification. Please, get back to us as soon as possible to know if we are to get Mr. John Campbell arrested for trying to claim your fund illegally. Note that you have been given just 48hrs to get back to us .
 
 
Fill the Information Below.
 
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Country:
House Address:
Phone Number:
Marital Status:
 
 
We await your swift response in regard to this news we received from Mr. JOHN
 
 
Thanks. God Loves and Bless you and your family.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
 
FRED ALBERT
 
 
The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally Privileged and confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and any attachments is strictly prohibited.
 
 
 

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