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: Mr. Ldbetter (UN) <unreliefepayment@unpayments.org
Reply-To: gfsrepdept@accountant.com
Date: 23 Sep 2024 00:40:52 -0700
Subject: Your 2024 Relief Compensation Payment,

Dear Recipient,

We are thrilled to inform you that your email has been randomly
chosen as a beneficiary for the 2024 Relief Compensation program.
As part of this program, you have been granted a generous $3.5
million package for the Last Quarter United Nations
Reimbursement. This compensation aims to provide support to
individuals, businesses, and corporate bodies.

To receive more information and guidance regarding the program,
we kindly request that you get in touch with Mrs Natalia Gherman.
She can be reached using the following contact details:

Contact Name: Mr. Donald Morgan,
UN Global Financial Stability Director
Email: gfsrepdept@accountant.com

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ldbetter
Assistant Secretary General (UN)
General for Economic Development

Anti-fraud resources: