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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 William Barry <mrwilliam_barry@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:07:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE!,


ATTENTION PLEASE!,
Dear Friend, I am sorry for this interruption. I have no other way to reach you than these ways if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics. Please accept my apology, but treat with absolute secrecy and personal. Once again accept my apology for sending you unsolicited anti-spam mail it was a result of my slow connection from our Telecommunication. I am Mr. William Barry, a Burkinabe by Nationalist and a reputable Banker.
 I occupied the position of Foreign Accountant Director, it is with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you hoping that you will not betray this trust. Although A deceased client of mine died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.
Honestly, he left a balance deposit worth the sum of (US$8,200,000.00) Eight Million two hundred thousand united state dollars, and the one whom could have come as his NEXT-OF-KIN died together with his family in tsunami disaster which happened on date above more than 10 year ago, although I was his special adviser/Manager then. now since he had nobody aware of this  Account but only me I decide to contact you alone, my advice is your assist  and act as the only existing NEXT-OF-KIN to the deceased which our bank will  replace the Deceased Account information through proper documentation in  position of your own Account.

This transaction is risk-free; it will never harm your good reputation in your society because no one can trace the Account. Note; The total fund is Eight million two hundred united state dollars, after the fund is transferred into your account 40% will be for you in respect of all your assistance for the transfer of the fund into your account and provision of the bank account where the bank will remit the fund, 50% will be for me being the pioneer of the business while the rest 10% will be shared to respectable organizations such as charity and the destitute homes around us in the world.
Note! In a business of this nature, the bank doesn’t want to know your difference between the Deceased, Religion, Country or believe because our bank inheritance law is against that. And all the information and data's you will need to make successful claim of this fund in the Bank are fully ready with me now.  Please urgently confirm your willingness and interest to assist.
 Thanks and best regard,
Mr. William Barry,


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