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: "DHL PASTOR DAVID" <speedyc700@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pastordavidagentdhl@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:53:04 +0700
Subject: DHL OFFICE




This is DHL courier Delivery Company of Lome Togo, the management of this
 company, wishes to inform you that, we received a parcel containing an
ATM  Master Card valued $7.5 Million USD with the vital PIN on it, for
safety  delivery to your residential address in your country.

This parcel was brought to us this morning by the ATM Card payment office
 Lome Togo, please reconfirm the below information, to avoid delivery of
 your ATM Master Card to wrong hand.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Address, City, State And Country:
3) Personal Cell Phone, Fax And Mobile:
4) Company Name (If Any) Position And Address:
5) Occupation, Age And Marital Status:
6) Copy Of Your Int'l Passport/Drivers Licence:

Send your  require information via Email Address
(pastordavidagentdhl@gmail.com)

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before we
 proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm the
required information for safety delivery.Send your  require information
via  Email Address (pastordavidagentdhl@gmail.com)

DHL is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that
 revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past
 33years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as
DHL  that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

Yours Faithfully.
Pastor David.
Bd. du 13 Janvier, Imm. N°1578
Nyékonakpoé - BP 4202
Lomé - Togo
Site :www.dhl.com



Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Please note that email may contain viruses or malwares. While we have put our effort to minimize the risk, the recipient should check the email and attachments for the presence of any viruses or malwares. PT Showa Indonesia Manufacturing accepts no liability for any consequences or damage that may arise from the lack of doing so.

Anti-fraud resources: