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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Aubert Heng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hengaubert@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:35:43 +0800
Subject: Re: Lucrative Offer

Good Day

I am Aubert Heng a legal practitioner with Aubert Heng & Associates in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
I found your contact/profile some where over the internet and it gave me the greatest joy,that
you are the one I have been looking for.Whom I strongly believe could execute this transaction
with me.And being more positive that with your capability that this transaction of transferring
US$12,000,000.00 will be successfully accomplished.

My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds(US$12,000,000.00) left behind
with one of the banks in Malaysia by my late client before his demise in 2008.The account does
not have any beneficiary and the bank is threatening to confiscate the account if I do not provide
next of kin/claimant to claim the fund.All efforts to lay hold on any member of his family proved abortive.
And to avoid the confiscation of this account,I have contacted you so I can present you as my deceased
client's legal beneficiary/claimant since you share the same last name.

Upon confirmation of the fund into any of your designated bank account abroad,you shall be entitled to
30% of the fund,while 70% you shall transfer back to my account in Malaysia.If interested,I would like to
assure you that this transaction shall be legally executed under the confines of the law.And with your
positive consent/compliance,I can authoritatively assure you that nothing can stand on our way from
achieving this transaction.

Lastly, my office would provide legal documents to back up your claim.The most important thing I need is
your honest/sincere cooperation in this task.However,if this business proposition offends your moral ethics,
do accept my sincere apology.But If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me then,
kindly get back at me with your interest for further details.

Best regards,

Mr.Aubert Heng

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