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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 ANTONIO MANUEL GUTERRES DE OLIVEI <munahariri800@gmail.com>
Reply-To: antoniomanuelde@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:18:33 -0700
Subject: Good day

FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT




Dear Beneficiary.




My name is Mr Antonio Gutters,Secretary to the United Nations. A
meeting was held on your behalf by the United Nations general assembly
within the UN/IMF countries concerning the unclaimed funds denied to
many people all over the world. Your funds will be released to you by
the paying bank for immediate payment .It was discovered during this
meeting that no funds have been paid to you all these years of
pursuit. The funds are now ready to be released to you since you have
been approved to receive/claim this compensation payment of $1.2
Million ($1.200,000.00 USD).We have instructions to release your
payment to you.

Kindly contact the bank through their email address for your fund release.

Email; uba.b@consultant.com
Direct Line;+22968043749
Bank Director, Mr.David Mark



You are therefore advice to contact the UBA Bank to enable them
transfer  your total fund to your bank account without any further
delay because all  the arrangements  on how to speedily transfer your
fund to your bank account  have been made  with them like the bank
transfer fee and all the needed  fees have been paid, but the only fee
you are going to pay to them is only sum of 49 dollars to renew your
file with their bank before your total fund  will be transferable into
your bank account.  This fee  of 49 dollars is to renew your file with
the bank is the only fee you will pay to them because all the rest of
the fees have been paid.


Regards.

MR ANTONIO MANUEL GUTERRES DE OLIVEI

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