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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: Clement Lukas <drsepani@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Clement Lukas <clementlukas0000@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:21:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re Business Inquiry from Dr. Clement Lukas

Re Business Inquiry from Dr. Clement Lukas

My names are Dr. Clement Lukas the Chief Auditor of First national Bank of South Africa (FNBSA), one of our clients Mr. Bernard Santos a Citizen of Angola, he was a Miner at Kruger Gold Company of South Africa, but he was involved in a Car Accident on the 10th March 2001, and died the same day. Since his death, nobody have make any contact to our bank for claiming his US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) which he deposited with our bank before his dead. And I have made several inquires with their country Embassy here in South Africa to locate any of his relatives but all in vain.

Now I have decided to use my position in the Bank to transfer the sum to any foreigner bank account as the Next-of-Kin to Mr. Bernard Santos, for sharing as I stated below.

You will be taking 25% of the total sum which is (US$2,500,000.00) dollars and 5% which is (US$500,000.00) dollars for any expenses which we might make for the cause of the transfer to your bank account, while 70% which is (US$7,000,000.00) dollars will be for my investment purpose over there in your country.

With my position in the Bank this deal is 100% risk free, for more details feel free to contact me if you are interested to take this great opportunity of life charging with me.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours trustfully
Dr. Clement Lukas
(Chief Auditor of FNB Bank)
Private mobile +27710074911
E-Mail: clementlukas0000@hotmail.com

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