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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: "MR. WILLIAMS IBEH" <biwimw----08@att.net>
Reply-To: williamsibeh2010@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:33:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: About Your Payment:



About Your Payment:



This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been gazetted to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer through our correspondent bank nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.

Meanwhile, two men came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Here are there information for you to confirm to this office if these men are truly your representative or since the Government Agencies would not be held liable for any wrongful transfer.



Name: Mr. Alfred Chapman & Mr. Tim Mohantin

Bank name: Citi Bank

Bank address: Arizona, USA

Account number: 6503809428.



Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if these men are your representative. You are requested to fill and send this information's for verification purposes so that your fund valid us$ 6 Million US dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank account. This fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf. Kindly reconfirm the below to avoid hitch on proceedings.



1. Your name:

2. Your full address:

3 Your telephone:

4. Fax:

5. Age

6. Sex

7. Your occupation



As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to remit this money into your account. the apex bank governor,executive, board of directors and the senate committee for foreign overdue inheritance fund have approved and accredited this reputable bank with the office of the director, international remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this quarter payment of the year 2011. However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. Alfred Chapman & Mr. Tim Mohantin, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today.We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have cause you.



Regards,

Rev. Williams Ibeh.

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