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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: "MRS.CAROLINE DALLICK" <tonadobasanta31@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: carolinedallick@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 18:55:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY!!


From desk of Mrs: Caroline Dallick.
Director Remittance department
GiroBank London.
UNITED KINGDOM

IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAYMENT GIROBANK LONDONEUK/102/0005B.

From the records of outstanding file of this bank Girobank london we find out that your name is among the list of people that we have be instructed to pay their money from this bank GIROBANK LODON.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. To recomfirm the following information to us to enable us know that you are the really beneficary of this fund.

Below are the information which we need from you to enable us proceed with the immediate relaese of your fund into your account immediately.

1)Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Scanned copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be wire into your account without any further delay and also a bank payment slip form will be given to you once you send all this informations to show that you are the really beneficiary of this fund.

Please also this information we requested is to enable us know that you are the owner of this mentioned money right.and the amount to transfer into your account is £9,000,000.00 Million Pounds which i don't know if that is what you have in your own file.
You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me in this e-mail box:

your urgent respond is highly needed on this matter to enable us proceed immediately.

Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Caroline Dallick.
Dircetor Remittance department of
Girobank London.

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