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: " UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE" <"www."@coral.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE" <u.n.department@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 10:27:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: United Nations compensation!

ATTN:Sir/Madam,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?. Well, I assume that you may not understand why this message was sent to you. But I wish to inform you that the UNITED NATIONS/WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION facilitated a round-table meeting which just ended 2 days ago, and it has been agreed upon by both organizations that a compensation payment of US$2,600,000 USD should be paid to 350 Scam Victims whose Name and E-mail were selected randomly through an E-mail ballot system.

Your name was among the lists of individual selected to be compensated, and that is why we have contacted you. The UNITED NATIONS & WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION have agreed to compensate you and other listed 350 individuals with a sum of US$2,600,000 USD each to compensate you for your lost which you might have had in the past in the hands of unscrupulous/Fraudulent officials.

This includes all foreign contractors that may have not received their contract payment, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed in the past due to corrupt Government officials e.t.c.

Therefore, we are glad to inform you that a suitable arrangement has been put in place for you to receive your payment in good condition without any delay.


Forward your personal data as specified below to the United nations office in London via Email:u.n.department@hotmail.com
for immediate processing.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Mailing Address:
3. Your Age,Occupation & Marital Status:
4. Phone Number:

We look forward to hearing from you to facilitate the process of your compensation payment.

Regards,
Dr.Warren Blair.

Anti-fraud resources: