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.Godwin I. Emefiele" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donaldmorre2244@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:55:01 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA RC: 243879
FOREIGN OPERATIONS COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION ORG .

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that order has been given by the PRESIDENT of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (S.A.N Gcfr EBELE GOODLUCK JONATHAN ) and the entire house of senate for the year end 2012, that the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [U.B.A] RC: 243879 is the competent bank to pay out all Beneficiary/foreign contract/inheritance funds. The UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] was ordered after a meeting held in the Presidential villa, ASO ROCK ABUJA, today to contact and proceed with payment of your contract/inheritance Funds.

We wish to inform you that your outstanding compensation payment of (2.5Million u.s dollars) has been approved and is ready to be paid to you through the delivery of an ATM MASTER CARD/PIN to your provided home address but we want to confirm first from you by giving you our mode of payment of the shipment fee as this arrangement was agreed between the PRESIDENT's office and the HOUSE of SENATE committees so take note that we have three modes of Payment to deliver your ATM MASTER CARD worth (2.5Million u.s dollars) to your provided residential address without any further delay:

DHL COURIER COMPANY / Shipping fee: $300 / (48 hour delivery)

FEDEX COURIER EXPRESS / Shipping fee:$350 /(48 hour delivery)

UPS COURIER SERVICE / Shipping fee:$250 /(72 hours delivery)

Also reconfirm your full informations to avoid any atom of mistake during delivery by your chosen choice of delivery:

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Occupation:
Your Phone Number
Your Next Of Kin:
A Scan Copy of your Identity:

kindly re-confirm your details correctly to avoid any atom of mistake during delivery by your choice of delivery.

CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZE PROCESSING OFFICER:-
====================================================

PROCESSING OFFICER:- Mr DONAL MOORE
CONTACT EMAIL:- donaldmorre2244@hotmail.com
TELEPHONE:- +234-8053162292

====================================================
Do contact your processing officer with the needed requirement to enable him proceed in processing of your ATM MASTER CARD today and commence shipment to you with no delay.

Your are expected to provide the required information immediately and correctly to avoid mistake during delivery by any chosen courier service of your choice, Furthermore, you are advice to stop all contact with any office,organisation or individual claiming to be in possession of your funds as the ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) in conjunction with the FBI and the UNITED NATION ORGANISATION is also aware of this compensation payment to you as a Scam victim.

Note the fact that once your details is received, your processing officer [ MR Sanusi Williams ] shall forward the details of payment information to you, for the payment of shipment of your ATM MASTER CARD to you at your doorstep and upon confirmation of payment, he shall send you the tracking details of shipment coupled with your Guarantee letter and a scan copy of your ATM MASTER CARD as the authorise beneficiary, so that you can personally track online your ATM MASTER CARD and know exactly when the delivery officer come knock at your doorstep to effect delivery to you with presentation of your identity for delivery success.

I will require you to get back to this office with your decision over a Chosen choice of delivery and confirmation of payment of the shipping fee for the immediate shipment of your ATM MASTER CARD without further delay.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated as we have been ordered to release your long awaiting funds without any further delay.

We anticipate your co-operation and understanding.

Congratulations.

REGARDS.
MR.Godwin I. Emefiele
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA [U.B.A]
RC: 243879

Anti-fraud resources: