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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: "Funmi Folorunso" <funmifolorunso500@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ifexlegalchambers@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:15:23 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONCE IS NEEDED,ROEL

IFEX LEGAL CHAMBERS
FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER FUNMI FOLORUNSO
EMAIL: ifexlegalchambers@yahoo.com
TEL: 234-8024-3862-71

Dear Roel,

I am Barrister Funmi Folorunso, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.Pitt Roel,a national of your country, who used to work with a
petroleum Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client.On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$13million Left behind by my client before it gets Confisicated or
declared unserviceable
by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.The said
Security Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next fourteen official working
days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 3 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased,since you have the same last name with my client, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities
for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up
for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Please get in touch with me through this email(ifexlegalchambers@yahoo.com)
or through my direct telephone number 234-8024-3862-71 as for more details.

Best regards,

BARRISTER FUNMI FOLORUNSO.

IFEX LEGALCHAMBERS
BARRISTER FUNMI FOLORUNSO
DIRECT TEL: 234-8024-3862-71


EMAIL : ifexlegalchambers@yahoo.com


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