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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: David Morris <privateinformation86@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davidmorris718@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:29:09 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Awaiting Reply

RETRANSFER SUM OF £15.400.000.00 GBP (fifteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds). VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE.

I am an account officer to late Mr. Solomon Gourlay , he died on 19th, May 2008 without leaving any heir to this fund hence there is no beneficiary. The account was opened in 2006; the domiciliary account has credit balance of £15.400.000.00 GBP (fifteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds).The bank Management here in London will confiscate this fund if nobody comes to claim the money. Therefore, I wish to let you know that the bank can approve this money to you as a foreigner and truely owner of the fund if you can come up because the former holder of this account is dead, and there is nobody to claim this money as his beneficiary, I want to assure you that there is No risk in this transaction as I have made all the necessary arrangements for the successful transfer of this money.I will use my position and influence in the bank to implement legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this transaction, you will be given 30% of the total amount, while 70% will be for me and kept pending when i come over to meet you and you assure me this is how it will be shared before taking any step in this deal.However, I wish to let you know that this business requires to be kept as a top secret until the fund is transfer to your account, the secret of this transaction is as well as the success of it therefore let this be only be an exclusive information for both of us. And please accept my sincere apology keep my confidence and disregard this mail if you are not interested in this business.

I wait your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,
David Morris

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