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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Emmanuel Jack" <mh142@coolgoose.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: emplbb2@fastermail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:08:59 +0100
Subject: funds transfer/investment.


Dear sir,

I am Mr Emmanuel Jack from the Platinum Trust Bank
Plc,Lagos .I got your contact through a friend who attended a trade mission in your country, but I did not disclose the nature of the business to him.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for
you. On June 6, 1999, a consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
(NAME WITHHELD) made a fixed deposit for
twelve calendar months, and the value including the interest before the account went dormant is valued at US$7,500,000.00(seven Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars ).The account has since over matured for withdrawal, but this client has not shown up. I have sent several rountine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,I sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contract employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that he died in an auto crash.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his
bank deposit paperwork in our bank. This sum of
US$7,500,000.00 is still in our bank inspite of the fact that the account has remained dormant. No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to HIM so that the fruit of this man's labour will not get into
the hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to show your willingness to stand as the next of kin by applying to my bank immediately as cousin to him. When you declare your interest to do this business with me, I will furnish you with this man's name, and how you will write the application to the bank. Your full name, address and fax and phone numbers will be included in the application. I will furnish you with the necessary information and particulars about this man in due course. If you accept to do this business with me, I will send to you in the next mail a text of the application which you will send to the bank for the claim.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for me and colleagues
and 40% for you. There is no risk at all. Bear in mind that my position as an insider guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately via the private email address below,upon your response,I shall provide you with more details. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assitance to invest my share in your country. I have that confidence that you will not cheat me when this fund gets to you. I still need an assurance from you on this.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:emplbb2@fastermail.com
Thanks and regards,

MR.EMMANUEL JACK

















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