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: "Leonard McCain" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <internationalpaymentcentre@publicist.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 02:25:02 +0200
Subject: Re: Congratulatio! Your GBP£750, 000.00 fund award notification letter

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZATION LOTTERY AWARD.
 
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS (GBP£750, 000.00) for this quarter, 2012. Prize Promotion which was organized by Channel Entertainment Organization worldwide.
 
Through collective email addresses of the people that are active online, through DSTV and National TV channels among the millions that subscribed. Five people 5 international recipients worldwide are selected this quarter to benefit from this promotion with regards to this Centers awards programs to meet the unique needs and character of their specific workforce, for Business development, economic development.
 
The majority of the award programs are non-monetary and most of the monetary awards include some form of non-monetary recognition, such as Decoders, Laptops, free subscription  and Electronics-devices and this notification. For more details on your Centers award programs, contact your human resources office and/or refer to your respective payment Center awards and recognition These companies support, will encompass an extensive campaign including promotions and you are one of the Selected Winners.
 
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER:2022234522
PIN: cno1206
 
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. You are requested to contact our Payment centre for payment directives with your claim reference above immediately.
Agent Name: Mrs.Dina Wesley
Address: Hamilton Place London W1J 7BQ, United Kingdom.
Email: internationalpaymentcentre@publicist.com
Email: admn.nasaukoffice@e-mile.co.uk
You are advised to send the following informations for processing and to facilitate the payment of your winning fund to you.
1. Full Names..........................................................
2. Contact Address................................................
3. Telephone Number.............................................
4. Fax Number........................................................
5. Occupation............................. ………………….
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,
Dr. Mike McCann
Helpline :+44 (0)70 4090 2590
Fax:+44 (0)70 4090 2669
 
All rights reserved. Terms of Service Guideline
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY!
Online advertisement http://my.earthlink.net/channel/entertainment/lottery

Anti-fraud resources: