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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: "Harry Moore" <m_m_harry1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mmharry1@personal.ro
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 16:25:50 +0000
Subject: MRJEEM

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER.Harry moore
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATE
23 FALOMO COMPLEX
IKOYI LAGOS.
NIGERIA.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Dearest Friend,
I am Barrister Harry moore a solicitor at law and a personal attorney to MR
Jee Norman, a native of your country, who until his death was a staff of
shell petroleum Development Company in Nigeria Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003 my client, his wife, and
two of his children were involved in a car crash along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately died. Since then I
have made several inquires to your Country's High commission in Nigeria to
locate any of my client's extended relatives and all the effort proved
unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, to contact any of my client's relatives
I decided to contact you. I have contacted you in order to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the firm. And this fund in qestion
was deposited in a Security and Finance Firm. The amount involve is US$10.5
(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
However, the finance firm has issued me a notice, to provide my client's
next of Kin, but unortunately, I have been unable to locate any of my
client's relatives for almost two years now, I therefore seek your sincere
consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN of MR Jee Norman, so that the
proceeds of this deposit valued at US$10.5 (Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) would be willed to you and after that we
shall share the funds between us.
We shall share this fund as follows 4o% for me 50% for you while the
remaining 10% shall be for any expenses we might incur during the process of
trying to retrieve this fund from the Bank. I have all the necessary legal
documents to backup any claim we may seek.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to seeing this deal
through. May you please indicate your interest in this deal by replying this
email and at the same time send me your full names and address, Phone and
Fax number if any. This I will use to forward and present you to the bank as
the next of kin to my late client and it will enable us process, and secure
the original payment documents at the court and also the bank for the
transfer of the money into your account.
Upon receiving consent from you, we shall advise you on the next line of
action, which we shall, followed up by my chamber filling application and of
claim on your behalf and submit to the Bank here immediately, for payment
approvals.I want to assure you, that this transaction will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by getting back to me with your willingness to
do this confidential and risk free transaction as soon as possible to enable
us commence immediately.
Best regards,
Barr Harry moore


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