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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: "ANTONIO.J" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 21:54:28 +0200
Subject: UNCLASSIFIED

Hello Sir/Madam,
I regret that, i have to communicate with you through this medium. I am Mr. Antonio Jurado (Chartered Accountant) the head of audits at BancoLacaixa. On a routine audit check last month, my partner and I discovered a dormant investment account which was opened in 2006 belonging to a foreigner who died on-board the crashed Air France Flight 447(https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuelo_447_de_Air_France) in 2009.Our records show that every effort made by our company to track any member of his family or any one as the next of kin has since failed because the deceased died leaving no heir or a will in his file. My professional partner and I have decided to contact you in our bid to locate a matured and trustworthy partner to stand as the next of kin.
We intend to facilitate the transfer of this sum of €6.7Million €uros in the Investment Deposit to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you confidentially partner with us by standing as the next of kin and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this venture, we are ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds. After going through the deceased person's records filed in our office, I discovered that no one has operated this account since 2009 till date and he died without an heir; no one has come forward for this claim, hence the money has been floating.
The information we have on this account is privileged and confidential as no other person has access to this. If we do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to state funds which may benefit only the shareholders of our company. This money can be approved to you legally and with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which I will provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.
Please do give me a response through my private Fax numbers or email so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential. I look forward to your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Antonio Jurado
Chartered Accountant/Senior- Auditor
LaCaixa .
Email; info@afjurado.com
Tel: +34 698 449 262
Fax: +34 953 825 396

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