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: Mrs Marta Borcea <domonklein9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: martaborcea719@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 02:03:29 -0700
Subject: UNITED BANK COMPENSATION FUND

--
Dear Beneficially !!

Your over due compensation fund from United Bank Of Parkersburg, 514
Market St, WV 26101, USA. which we agreed to deliver to you in fiscal
cash payment, the fund is already sealed and packaged with a security
proof box. The consignment box worth a sum of $5.5 Million is
currently at the Airport in your country with a diplomatic agent, and
he is waiting for you to forward your current information.

Quickly contact him with your full information,

your full name:................, resident address:...............,

mobile phone number:..........,

name of your nearest airport:..........,

For him to locate your home with your package, and to avoid delivery
to the wrong person. Contact him on his current phone number:+1 (435)
319-6215, forward it today for him to locate you immediately and
deliver your package to you.

Make sure you forward your full information to him and his name is Mr
Kevin Thomas, E-mail: ( agentkevint@gmail.com )

Kind regards,
Mrs Marta Borcea

UN Foreign

Anti-fraud resources: