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: Mr Robert Warren <western2011unionunion@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: western2011union@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 19:38:18 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Western_Union_=AE?=




Western Union ®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
34 Kerekou Matthew Street.
Portonovo- Republic Du Benin
PHONE NUMBER;+229 98426166
REF NO: 250-153
 
Attention Dear Customer;

How are you today? this is to inform you that we have your money worth USD $1.5 Million, in our Bank here to be sending to you via western union transfer.we received your fund from the Federal Ministry Of Finance Benin-Rep, they told us to contact you and get the money sent to you without any delay, because according to the Officer in-charge, he said that your fund has been delayed so much with some people that have been asking you to send money to them without any prove of sending your fund to you.

Your first USD $7000.00, has been sent but it is on-hold by our transfer machine, because you have to send us the sum of USD $125, for the {Transfer and Stamping} charges. why we did not asked you for money before we transferred the money is because we want to prove to you that we are not like others, that's why we transferred the money and put it on-hold for you to track and see that is available to pick up by you and we really want do as we were instructed by this government. your first transfer USD $7000.00, would be released after receiving the USD $125, without delay.

Send the fee today with this bellow information to enable us proceed with the rest of your transfer;


Receivers name;;;;;;;;;ANIKE EMMANUEL NWACHUKWU
Country;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; BENIN-REPUBLIC
City;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; COTONOU
Question;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; LEGAL
Answer;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Duty
Amount;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; $125
Try and send us the payment information as soon as you send the money.

Here is the western union information to pick up your first transfer of USD $7,000.00,
Track your money with our western union money transfer tracking website;



www.westernunion.com
MTCN :# 301-209-6216
Sender's Name:Joseph Nwabunwanne,
Text Question: Trust,
Text Answer: Trust,
Amount : USD $7,000.00:
Country: Benin-Republic

I am waiting for your prompt response immediately after you send the money, to enable us to proceed with the rest of your transfer. email us here; western2011union@hotmail.fr, also try and send me your direct phone number.
 
Yours sincere
MR DAVID NEWTON.
+229 98426166
Western union department.

Anti-fraud resources: