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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.Williams Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <willipaul@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 02:36:48 -0500
Subject: Can I Count On You!

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I  want to transfer to overseas {$10,000,000] Ten Million United States Dollars from Wema Bank Nigeria Plc.I would like if you will be capable and fit to Provide either an existing Bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this money, even an Empty account can serve to receive this money, as long  As you will remain honest to me till the end of this Important business transaction.
 
I want to believe that you will never let me down either Now or in future. I am Mr.Paul Williams Director of Accounts Department of Wema Bank  Nigeria Plc, during the course Of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account Opened with our Bank in 2005 and nobody has Operated on this account again, after going through some old  Files in the records I discovered that the owner of the Account died without a heir hence the money is floating And if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be Forfeited for nothing.
 
The owner of this account was Engr.Andrew Meyer ,a National of your country, and an Industrialist, he died since 2007 and no other person knows about this account or anything Concerning it, the account has no beneficiary and my Investigation proved to me as well that Engr.Andrew Meyer Until his death was a Manager with an oil firm in Nigeria. I am contacting you as a foreigner because this Money can only be approved to a foreigner with a Foreign account because the Money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account Engr. Andrew Meyer  is a foreigner.
 
I am revealing all this to you with the belief that You will never let me down in this business, you are The first and the only person I am contacting for the Business so Please reply urgently for me to tell you The next Step to take.If you agree to my business proposal I require you to send me your personal information’s such as your
 
Full name:
Your Direct Telephone number:
Your Occupation:
Your Full home Address:
scanned photograph, Or your ID Card copy or International Passport
 
You will have To give me the assurance when we meet that this money Will be intact pending my physical arrival in your Country for sharing and disbursement of the fund which Will be 40% for your assistance, 50% will be for us while 10% will be set aside to take care of all the Expenses that will be incurred by both parties during The course of the transfer.
 
I look forward to your earliest response immediately or give me a call for more details.+234-704-622-2827
  
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Paul Williams.

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