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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: "West African" <wach2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: africanpayment2@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:46:55 +0000
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF MRS ROSE KOTI

FROM THE OFFICE OF MRS ROSE KOTI

GENERAL DIRECTOR

HEADQUATERS OF THE WEST AFRICAN CLEARING HOUSE
AFRICAN STATES (WACH)

ACCRA GHANA

ATTN: DEAR SIR /MADAM

AS A RESULT OF THE COMPLAIN OF VARIOUS CONTARCTORS,
FOREIGN DEBTORS, AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES WITHIN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES,THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THIS ORGANISATION HAVE INSTRUCTED ALL THE FINANCIAL
INSTUTIONS/BANK WITHIN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO
FORWARD ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT TO THE WACH(WEST AFRICAN CLEARING HOUSE) YOUR
NAME IS AMONG THE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DUE TO
HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH ONE OF THE CORRESPONDING BANK IN WEST
AFRICAN COUNTRIES BUT WE DISCOVRED
THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR DUE FUND AS A RESULT
OF SOME UNWARENTED IRREGULARITIES .WE ARE SORY FOR THE INCONVIENENCE YOU
MIGHT HAVE ENCOUNTER WITH THE PREVIOUS BANK THAT WAS HANDLING YOUR PAYMENT.

WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENTS HAS BEEN FINALISED AND WILL BE
CREDITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH WACH YOUR FILE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO
THEIR BANK.THEREFORE YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT WACH WITH THE BELOW
CONTACTS FOR THEM TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENTS THROUGH NORMAL
BANK CHEQUE WHICH THEY WILL POST TO YOUR BANK AND THE FUND WILL BE CREDITED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF DEPOSIT.

WEST AFRICAN CLEARING HOUSE (WACH ACCRA GHANA)

TRANSFER DEPARTMENT

ATTENTION : MR KOFFI KODJO

TELEPHONE:00233 208450263

FAX: 00 233 242150296

EMAIL: africanpayment@yahoo.co.in

YOU ARE REQUESTED TO STOP FUTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY AGENT, AGENCY,AND PAYING OFFICES AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACT (WACH)
WITH THE ABOVE CONTACTS TO ENABLE THEM RELEASE YOUR PAY-CHEQUE WITHOUT
FUTHERDELAY.

THANK YOU

MRS ROSE KOTI


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