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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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Fraud email example:

From: barrister_duke@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 13:57:07 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20KINDLY=20ASSIST/INHERITANCE?=

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER DONALD DUKE
PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY OF GARRY CHAMBERS
35 EWU AVENUE,OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL..234 803 335 22 48
dukeschambers@indiatimes.com
http://myprofile.cos.com/barrister_duke


PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister DONALD DUKE, a Solicitor. I am the Personal
Attorney to Mr.Fredrick Intihar,a Foreigner who used to
work with Atlas
Dredging company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2001, my
client,his wife And their two children were involved in a
car accident
alongSagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately
lost their
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to
tracehis
relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his
family but to no
avail,hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist
in
repartratingthe money
left behind by my late client before they get confiscated
or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.
The bank where my late client deposited US$.7.3 million has
issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin! or have the
moneyconfiscated with in
the next twenty official working days. Since I have been
unsuccesful in locating his relatives for over two years, I
decided to
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased
since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of
this amount
valued
at$ 7.3 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can
share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you,while 5% should
be for
expenses or
taxes as your government may require. I will procure all
necessary
legal _document_s that can be used to back up any claim we
may
make.All I need from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see
thisdeal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.Please get
intouch with me through this email (dukeschambers@indiatimes.com)

and also through my mobile number

234 803 335 22 48 to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Barr DONALD DUKE
http://myprofile.cos.com/barrister_duke



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