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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: "MR.PAUL" <paulharry0001@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:19:43 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I await your response




My Dear,
I am Mr. Paul Harry Aithnard, the Group Head of Research/Commodities in our bank. I takecharge of all commodities research and covered key institutional clients(Banks, Asset managers, Hedge funds) on investment strategies.In fact, I want to transferthe sum of three million seven hundred thousand US dollars ($3,700,000.00 USD)to any of your reliable bank account overseas?
 I discovered the floating fund in an account opened in our bank for years.As it may interest you to know, this money belongs to one of our departedcostumers who made a numbered time Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar monthsvalued at three  million seven hundred USdollars only.
Upon maturity we have sent a routine notification in accordance with the Bankpolicy to his forwarding address but got no reply.
Subsequent after a month, we sent a reminder and at long last, we discoveredfrom his contract employers that the owner of this account died without a[heir] and the money is now floating and if i do not find a way to remit thismoney out urgently it may be forfeited for nothing as i have found out that hedied without making a WILL and he did not even declared any next of kinin all his official documents including his Bank Deposit paperwork in our Bankand all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
This prompted me to contact you by fronting you as the NEXT OF KIN tothe departed customer in that way making you the legal beneficiary of this($3,700,000.00 USD)
Meanwhile, if however you are not interested or capable to handle the businessthen, you can help me quietly to look for a reliable and honest person who maybe capable enough and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to setup a new Bank account immediately to receive this ($3,700,000.00 USD)?
Like i said, an empty bank account can serve to receive this money, as long asyou or the person will remain honest to me till the end of this importantbusiness trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me downeither now or in future.
In fact, in happening that you are genuinely interested in this business, andthen call me on phone for more details because this transaction entailsconstant communication.
I await your response urgently. Mr. Paul Harry Aithnard
Phone: 0022677400988

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