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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: "mrsjeniffer agu" <mrsjenifferagu3@mail.mn>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:26:00 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE FINANCIAL BANK PLC FOR YOUR MONEY


Dear my frind,
I been waiting to hear from you since regarding the $3.5milliom in Bank
Draft that my husband promise to compasate you but after i send the first
mail to you i did nt here from you then i started looked for the secretary
of my husband and as God may have his way i find him and sour him to Benin
High Court and the cheif judge said that he should serve Benin republic for
three years the in prisonment.

And again the Federal Government of Benin refund the $3.5milliom to me then
i want and deposite it in the Financial Bank plc BENIN REPUBILIC, and
inquire on how to send your money to you via wire transfer then i met the
head of feorign remmitance department of the Financial Bank and he made me
to understand that your money will be forwrded to the PROCESS AND CREDIT
ROOM for two or three days after which your money will be transfered into
your bank account.

So now the money is with the bank, all you have to do now is just to contact
them with you bank information,
(1) YOUR FULL NAME______________
(2) YOUR ADRESS________________
(3) YOUR CITY_________________
(4) YOUR COUNTRY______________
(5) YOUR COUNTRY_________________
(6) YOUR SEX_____________________
(7) YOUR AGE____________________
(8) YOUR COPY OF PHOTO__________
(9) YOUR PHONE NUMBER__________
(10) YOUR BANK INFORMATION._____

The transfer of your funds into your bank account will be done immediately
after two or three days according the head of feorign remmitance department
of Financial Bank Plc Benin repubilic
But he also said that you have to PAY $535 for the transfer of the money
into your own acount and i please to him and he said that they will do
noting for that till when the money is paid and you know that i am an
ordinary widow and i can not pay that money that was the reason that i did
nt pay it, so i want you to contact them and ask them where to send the
money to them.
BELOW IS THE BANK INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THEM WITH THIS
INFORMATION AND RECONFIRM ALL THAT I HAVE SAID AND ASK WHERE TO SEND THEM
THE MONEY FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR OWN BANK ACOUNT.

BANK NAME;Financial Bank plc BENIN.

CONTACT PERSON; Mr. Paul Akwagu

PHONE NUMBER; +229-93-68-44-78

EMAIL; financialbankplc@email2me.net
EMAIL; financial_bank_2_plc@yahoo.fr

I will be expecting your immediate reply as soon as you recieve this mail.
or you can call me the maniger of feorign remmit.department of Financial
Bank plc with this number +229-93-68-44-78. immediately recieve this mail.
Thanks.
And remain bless
Mrs. Jeniffer Agu

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