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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: "Mr Robert " <"WWW."@aqua.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr Robert " <robertwaayne550@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:29:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:

Attention:

This is to inform you that the insurance and delivery process was concluded today as we have discussed yesterday on phone and I was unable to get back to you soon for update.

As you can see, your bank headquarters requested that we must insure and deliver the hard copy document to them, I am only happy because the document was confirmed okay by your bank headquarters so we will never have any further delay once this insurance process is completed, my fear right now is how we can pay the required insurance and delivery charge before it is too late for us because, I have just completed all necessary arrangement for the Insurance and Delivery of the document as a Money Material Document and the amount required for the Insurance is 0.1% of the total fund which by Waver Reduction Reduced to $2,998.00 Only.

Therefore, we urgently need the $998.00 for both insurance and Delivery of this document without further delay, remember they have given us only 72 banking hours to get this done, I am counting on you for the payment, please send fee as soon as you receive this email before the time frame so we can commence on the insurance process while I will get your bank informed via Bank Signal that the process have started. This is the only way we can meet up with time frame.

For time factor, endeavor to make the payment via Money Gram Service with the bellow information, consider the importance of this process and time frame given by your bank, then, do everything humanly possible to make the payment available.

Receivers name: john dieli
country: benin republic
city: cotonou
amount: 998 usd
senders name
mtcn

Do get back to me with REF#, SENDER'S NAME and SENDER'S ADDRESS ONCE THE PAYMENT IS MADE.

Thanks for your effort and understanding.

Yours Sincerely,
Robert Wayne

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