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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: Graham Edward <emmgtg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: officeworks134@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 05:01:20 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT



--
Hello,

Thanks for the email; I am Graham George Edward a citizen of USA. I am
interested in relocating my funds to a secured location. Can you assist
me in managing my funds into your country?

The reasons I am transferring my funds from its current location are;
1. I received a letter from my bank, UBS in Switzerland requesting me
to provide account for the transfer of my funds as my account is to be
closed on or before end of AUgust 2020.

2. The bank chooses to close my account in view of the current legal
battle with the US.

3. I cannot order this fund to my US bank account due to the matter on
ground between the UBS AG and the US.

If you are sure you can handle this, let me know by contacting me with
your details information
a) Complete name.
b) Telephone number ..
c) Occupation ...
D) ID card ......
Kind regards,
Graham Edward

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