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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: "Mr.Bashiru Ikem" <mr.bashiruikem@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: <mr.bashiruikem@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:23:01 +0900
Subject: LETTER




Dear Friend

This is in regard to outstanding payment. I am Mr.Bashiru Ikem, the newly
appointed Operations Director United Nations, Legal Affairs,Security and
Investigation here in Malaysia.The Executive Arms of the United Nation
directed me to come down to Malaysia to Investigate your fund and to make
sure that we approve all outstanding debts.

This decision was taken based on the abnormality and inability of the
Banks in Africa and United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank
account; Whereby it was discovered that some officials of the bank were
diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account of their choice
overseas.In view of this,during our investigation I found out that; an
account was submitted to divert your fund to a Germany account.

Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware
of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the
account
stated bellow today.

Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA
Bank: FRANKFURTER BANK
A/C No.: 367840545
Swift Code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and
forwarded to the Treasury Department of our paying bank in MALAYSIA in
favor of he account above without any further prejudice.But there is no
way we can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you
have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary:
CERSTIN WENGER
SHENOUDA BANK ACCOUNT IN GERMANY.

Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you have
giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.

On behalf of the entire management of United Nations, we are
congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or
before 48 hours from now then we will now wire the fund to the German
account.

Kindly furnish me with your info.

1.full name,
2.address,
3.cell number
4.sex
5.age
6.occupation

To enable us commence all the legal documents immediately. Please forward
your reply to this

Email: ( razaknisha@live.com )
Thanks for your co-operation

Waiting for your urgent response
Yours faithfully,

MR. BASHIRU IKEM
Tel:+601126348345
UN OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
(SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION)


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