joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

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.

Fraud email example:

From: "maxwell nasco" <maxwellnasco@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:34:23 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED (CADE)

MAXWELL NASCO CHAMBERS
ACCREDITED ATTORNEY
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE SUPREME COURT & NOTARIES PUBLIC
BARRISTER MAXWELL NASCO LLB.LLM.
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
102 KINGSWAY ROAD,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
A/T Email:maxwellnasco_chambers42@yahoo.com

Dear Cade,

I am Barrister Maxwell Nasco a solicitor at law and the personal
attorney to Mr. Mark Cade , a national of your country, who used to work
with Chevron Oil Company here in Nigeria herein after, shall be referred to
as my client.
My client with his entire family (The wife and Children) were involved
in a plane crash on the 31st october 1999 aboard EGYTIAN AIRLINE 990,
whichclaimed many lives and property. Unfortunately, my client and the
family lost their lives in that crash that needed not to have happened.
Since then i have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any
of myclients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
severalunsuccessful attempts.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
deposits were lodged in, where the deceased had an account valued at
about US$28.5 Million dollars. The company had issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
14 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locatingthe relatives for over one year
now I seek your consent as the next of kinof the deceased since you have the
same last name/surname so that theproceeds of this account valued at US$28.5
million dollars can be paid to you.I have all the necessary official and
legal documents that can be usedto back up your claim. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable meas the legal attorney to the deceased in
seeing that you receive your inheritance fund.

I guarantee that this will be executed legitimately to protect you from
any breach of the law.

See the website of the plane crash below more info: -
http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.03/ ,
I Implore you to get back to me via this email address, upon your
acceptance to claim the inheritance fund.

Faithfully Yours,

Barr. Maxwell Nasco.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam