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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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Fraud email example:

From: "BRIAN HAYS" <brianhays@acefinancelimited.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 08:34:45 +0000
Subject: Dear Tupac Brown

Dear Tupac Brown

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail sent
and acting on the instructions in your claims file
with REFERENCE NUMBER: EGLUK/05/7100/83219/QE321
BATCH NUMBER: EG5/A004-1. I wish to inform you
that payment of your Claims Amounting to £ 2,500,000
being prize money from EGLOBAL LOTTERY UK from the
B draws has been certified by all
authorities involved.

Be informed that instruments of payment for the sum of
£ 2,500,000 to you, is already in our possession and
shall be acted upon on meeting the requirements stated below.

You are required to provide the information below with
all necessary details. Afterwards, kindly send it
back to us either by fax to ++447005804283 or as an
email.


1.Reference number and batch number
2.Name:
3.Address:
4.Marital Status:
5.Occupation:
6.Age:
7.Sex:
8.Nationality:
9.Country Of Residence:
10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL
12.Telephone Number:
13.Fax Number:
14.Email:
15.ACCOUNT COORDINATES(Details of the account where
you want your funds transferred):
16.If you want your winnings sent by check provide
the NAME and FULL MAILING ADDRESS.

Note that no. 15 and no.16 is on how you want to
receive your winning prize they are optional you have
to choose one of them in sending back the
information.With this informations your Certificates
of prize claim and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you by our
legal department within the next 24hr your winning
prize will be sent by check via Courier service to the
information provided in no. 15 or transfered to your
account details provided in no. 14.and vital documents
will be sent via courier service to information
provided in no.3

Upon the receipt of this information you will be
contacted immediately by our legal deparment in
regards to the vital documents and for the immediate
transfer of your winning prize.

Congratulations once more, I shall be awaiting the
informations so that l can forward it immediately to
our legal department.

Best regards,

MR. BRIAN HAYS
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
ACE FINANCE LIMITED
642 HIGH ROAD,
GREATER LONDON E113AA, UK
FAX: +44 8717341134
Fax: +44 7005804283
Tel: +44 7040119106
Tel: +44 7005804273
EMAIL: BRIANHAYS@ACEFINANCELIMITED.COM

PS. Call me for further enquiries. At Tel: +447040119106

NB: For further information about EGLOBAL LOTTERY UK, feel free to
contact them directly;

MR SIMON CROFT.
THE COORDINATOR,
EGLOBAL LOTTERY UK.
13 GORDON ROAD TUDOR
SQUARE NG25LL LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +44 70-4011-8521
Fax: +44 70-0580-2154
Fax: +44 70-0580-4269


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