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: "Lady Lynn Forester" <schandra@cse.iitm.ac.in>
Reply-To: western.unionpayout@live.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:01:38 +0630
Subject: Western Union Money Department

Attention: Please ,

According to the instruction passed to this Western Union department from the office of
the Governor of the Central Bank, a total sum of USD$1,000,000.00 (One Million United
States Dollars only) Each, has been instructed to be paid to all the people that their
funds transfer were stopped withheld or confiscated at the Ecowas office from any of
the African Countries

According to the explanations made, the Central Bank of the Country of Origin of your
fund and the Government, have decided to take over the issue of your transfer, to save
you from all wire transfer problems you where facing previously
This is to help us check-mate all the Fraudulent activities going on here in West
Africa at large. You shall be paid bit by bit until your total sum is completely
received right from the Counter of any Western Union closest to you.

We have been asked to release to you a total of US$5,000.00 in every Seven Hours
(7hours) until the funds is completely paid, as that is the maximum limit we are
legally allowed to pay in a particular transaction.

After the failure in the transfer of your fund through other means which may have been
made impossible by the European, American or British high commission and other bodies,
I was ordered from the office of the President and the Central Bank Of Nigeria to make
your payment swiftly via this medium, you will be receiving $5.000 usd every seven
hours,from the below MTCN number till your payment is completed.

The Following is the Western Union Money Control Number(MTCN): 518-389-1342
For verification Kindly visit our official web site www.westernunion.com
Find TRACKING on the top right of the site page,and kindly insert accordingly this
detail MICHAEL OGUGUA and 518-389-1342 following the instructions bellow

Money Transfer Control Number:518-389-1342
Sender First Name: MICHAEL
Sender Last Name: OGUGUA
Amount: $5000 USD
Check Status
AND CLICK ON CHECK STATUS

Contact Mr. Kojo Peter Immediately.(AT)
Contact Name: Kojo Peter
Phone: +2348070855722
western.unionpayout@live.com

He is in charge of your transfer. Give him your full receivers names for the payment
and an activation fee of $110 only for the names to be activated to the mtcn number you
already have, The required fee should be sent through Western Union. Upon the receipt
of the $110, your receivers name will be activated to enable you receive your first
installment payment of $5,000 immediately. Send the $110 payment information to us
through this email. Note: You can not be able to start picking up the money until your
Name is activated to the system.

The Receivers Information For The $110 is as follows:

Receivers name:Ediae Rupert
Address: ,Edo State. Nigeria
Text Question: Favorite Colour?
Answer: Blue
Amount To be sent:..$110..
MTCN.................
senders name:....your name...
senders address:....your address...

Immediately he receives the payment, we shall activate your name to enable you start
receiving your payment immediately. Please Note:,this control number(518-389-1342)
should be kept very safe and secret for your own security,to avoid someone else
tampering with you funds.

Call Mr. Kojo Peter immediately on his direct phone: +2348070855722 for more Details
and directives.

We Congratulate you in Advance.

Mr.MICHAEL OGUGUA
DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT


Anti-fraud resources: