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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: franklawson1@freemail.it
Date: 24 Nov 2004 15:01:11 -0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.


Dear Roos Family,



I am Barrister Frank Lawson, personal attorney to Mr.Patrick Roos, a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Development Company here in South Africa, herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my client,his wife and their three children were involved in a ghastly motor accident along Express road here in the

capital city. Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives as the vehicle caught fire after the crash.

Since then I have made several Enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company where this huge deposits were lodged

particularly,the Securities Company In Europe where the deceased had a deposit valued at about US$10,000,000,00 Million dollars.

The security company had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 30 official working days Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the

deceased since you have the same last name/surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10,000,000,00 million dollars can be paid to you and then we can share the money afterwards. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this dealthrough.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my email address to enable us discuss. Please get back to me strictly on my private email address frank_lawson@lycos.com



Best regards,



Frank Lawson.



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