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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: "Zenith Bank Plc" <info@zenithbank.com>
Reply-To: zenithba.nk002transfer@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:03:41 +0100
Subject: Changes of Beneficiary/urgent

Zenith Bank Plc.
84 Ajose Street
Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria.

CHANGES OF BENEFICIARY.


Attention Funds Beneficiary,

We use this medium to inform you that this bank is in possession of your funds which is long over due to be transferred to you. The new executive president of our country Mr. Muhammadu Buhari has finally approved that we pay out all the monies seized, abandoned or owed to foreigners. These includes contract funds, inheritance funds,lottery winnings and compensation and grants. This bank, following the executive approval is set to
transfer funds to all beneficiaries concern including you.

But this is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.We hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. John T. Kehoe U.S.A of California, with an application to receive your Approved Payment of $10,000.000.00.on your behalf from this bank.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this. Yesterday morning Mr. John T. Kehoe came to the office claiming that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment
on your behalf with some representatives.

I have ask them to come back tomorrow as they did not provide any power of an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly send them, This was to enable me contact you to verify how genuine this people are to you.

Firstly. Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way,Sacramento, Ca. 95864. whose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf? Secondly. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details:

Account Name: Mr. John T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-25567-8,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this Bank with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. John T.Kehoe to come for the claim of your fund worth of $10,000.000.00. NOTE: your full name and telephone number is needed forcommunications.

We wait for your urgent respond to this bank so that you will be giving an update regarding the most reliable and faster way of receiving your funds.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Jim Ovia
M.D Chief Executive
Zenith Bank Plc

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