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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: "UNITED NATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lewismtchelll@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:25:01 +0100
Subject: DEAR EMAIL OWNER/FUND BENEFICIARY

DEAR EMAIL OWNER/FUND BENEFICIARY
YOUR ATM MASTER CARD IS READY
 
WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE NEWLY APPOINTED UNITED NATION SECRETARY GENERAL,and the governing Body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit,to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment,recommended and approved in your favor.During the course of our investigation,we discovered with dismay  that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.To forestall this,security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number(PIN)ATM MASTER CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM MASTER CARD.YOUR Impending payment is overdue with all funds release arrangements in place.The first Batch of payment;Two million,five hundred thousand United States dollars,Credited to ATM Master Card Account No.5148 6547 8940 6543 with serial Numbers:2419879 and Reg.No.MCIMJ:5148/4178 with a daily withdrawal Limit of Ten t! housand United States Dollars $10,
 
 
have advised that all beneficiaries should simply secure a Non Appearance Approval(ANA)as to Cut-short Traveling expenses.The ANA ascertains the release and subsequent delivery of the MASTER CARD without having you travel over for signing of the release documents and attracts a fee of(EIGHTY FIVE UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Sterling only[$85]which is to be paid by the beneficiary in question.A Press Conference on Overdue Payments would be broad casted live on National TV today at exactly 8:00 AM EST-Eastern Standard Time,this should serve as an Official Notification to you to make contacts with MASTER CARD International for claims,with the[$85]Non Appearance Approval fees.For your information,I have paid for the Clearance Certificate Fee neither of the ATM Master Card showing that it is not a drug Money nor to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.The only money you will pay to the(COURIER COMPANY)to deliver your ATM Master Card direct to your postal Address in your country is! (EIGHTY FIVE UNITED STATES DOLLARS
 
HERE IS THE COURIER COMPANY INFORMATION'S.
COURIER NAME:EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LTD
CONTACT PERSON: LEWIS MITCHELL
POSITION:FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
E-MAIL: lewismtchell@gmail.com
 
 
Finally make sure that you reconfirm your full name,your Postal address OR your home address and direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake  on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.Let me  repeat again,try to contact them as soon as you receive this massage to avoid any further delay and remember you are to pay them their Security keeping fees of($85)ONLY for their immediate action.As a matter of facts,make sure as the rightful beneficiary of the ATM Master Card package of(TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)you must CONTACT them by indicating the code(2661428)so that they can find it and pick up immediately as they have it in their record.
 
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
DR.CHARLES SPELLER

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