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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: "Corinne Momal Vanian" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pastorlarryofun@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:51:13 +0800
Subject: RE:I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT YOU? BY U-N

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE WORLD BANK ETC.
Our Ref: WB/NF/UNCC/KB027.


Attention:


RE: YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT AWARD OF US$500.000.00


Sorry you recive this message in spam/bulk/juck fold kindly move it to inbox as the net-work is a little bit down this morning ,this is to bring to your notice that during the last annual calculations carried by the UN from Banks across the UK, ASIA & AFRICA and AMERICA, Billions of unsettled debts were found floating in accounts in various banks owed to various Contractors & Individuals from different part of the world. Your name was found on the list of those whose contract/Inheritance was not paid out to due to corrupt officials and problems arising from government e.t.c.


The United Nations/World bank Organization have agreed in a meeting held recently that a compensation in the amount of US$500,000.00 should be paid out to 250 diffrent individuals whos E-mail address were drawn automatically through an email ballot machine system at this year middle ongoing compensation program. Your E-mail Address was selected and that is why you have received this mail to notify you as a beneficiary entitled to the above mentioned payment. This compensation scheme was set up by the United Nations in a bid to compensate people who might have been scammed or had business transactions which failed in the past due to one problem or the other.


Be informed that this funds will be paid out to you via issuance of an ATM Debit Card or certified check which will be credited with your funds and then dispatched to your address. Meanwhile,


To immediately redeem your payment, you are hereby advised to contact the United Nations Payment Agent in Lagos Nigeria which is responsible to pay out these funds to you at the below address:


Person To Contact: Reverend Pastor Larry Walls

E-mail: pastorlarryofun@yahoo.dk




You are to send your information as listed below to Reverend Pastor Larry Walls for him to have to process your payment in your name and deliver your card to where you live.

The information you are to send to the above named bank is as follow:


1. Your Full Name :
2. Your Home/Mobile Telephone No:
3. Your Home or Office Address :
4. Age/Occupation/Marital Status:


Thanks for your patience, and do contact us in the near future when you have successfully received your payment.


Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place
Announcer Mrs. Corinne Momal Vanian,, Voice of the masses
(UNITED NATIONS).
http://www.un.org/sg/

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