419 scam: "DR.DANIEL WATAC"<drdanielwatac@qatar.io> MY GOOD BROTHER URGENT ASSITANT NEEDED FROM YOU,

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "diplomaticc@9.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447034252176 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.DANIEL WATAC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drdanielwatac1@qatar.io>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 15:02:09 +0100
Subject: MY GOOD BROTHER URGENT ASSITANT NEEDED FROM YOU,

FROM Dr.Daniel Watac

My Dear Good Brother,

I am Dr.Daniel Watac Foreign payment adviser to the president Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of your contract sum, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have been automatically concluded and has left Nigeria to London via there stop over unit in Express Cargo Flight With Air And Sea Diplomatic Company.

Note carefully that the content of the boxes is "MONEY" but I did not disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the boxes contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" belonging to my client (that's you).

Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 80kg which cost $9,900.00 Dollars to deliver to London since I don't have your full mailing address to avoid mistake of delivering. On no account should you disclose the content of the boxes with the Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal. So do not allow them to know that the content is money.

In the meantime, contact the Diplomatic Courier Services Mr.Nail White E-mail: (diplomaticc@9.cn) Tel: +447034252176, tomorrow to know the actual situation with the consignment then get back to me as soon as possible so that the shipment documents with the keys can be dispatch to you, also you can arrange with them for delivery to your address if you cannot go to London for the claim.

Meanwhile, I will be coming over to your country immediately the consignment arrives in your home/bank for my 20% share.

Congratulation and remain blessed.

Best Regards,

Dr.Daniel Watac

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam