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: "mail_infor_uu9@terra.es" <mail_infor_uu9@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:38:26 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


THE PRESIDENCY
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT
VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION
OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
ASO ROCK VILLA, ABUJA- NIGERIA.

OUR REF: PRS/COM/00452/IMP

>From the Desk of
Dr Roland morgan

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
Attn: Beneficiary,
Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your inheritance / contract fund was handled by our correspondence office, After Extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House of Assembly and the House of Representatives of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your inheritance/contract Fund would be released on a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD.

This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies through Drugs Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

The maximum amount allowed to be withdrawn from this SWIFT ATM CARD by beneficiary is $10,000.00 USD per day.
This office of the presidency has been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD and wish to inform you that your inheritance/contract payment file on my desk has been clarified.

So, if you like to receive your SWIFT ATM CARD (FUND) this way, you are required to forword your information below to Dr. Roland Morgan, Manager of the SWIFT CARD CENTRE at

Your Name:..............................
Full Address:............................
Median Name:.........................
Your Next of Kin Name:...........
Your date of Birth:....................
Your telephone number:............
Your fax number: .....................

This information required of you is to check if your informations in our file is correct and the Information required would be used in opening an account here. Upon completion of this issuance of the Swift Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address. A new Account has to be opened in your name with the informations you are to forword to the SWIFT CENTRE before the Card is issued.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, which is (805) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD CENTRE.

Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Dr Roland morgan.






Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.






Anti-fraud resources: