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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: eugineigwe3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 02:29:45 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20=20=20REPLY=20=20=20NEEDED=2E?=

FROM BARRISTER EUGINE IGWE (ESQ).
(IGWE SOLICITORS & CHAMBERS)
PLOT 552,MARYLAND,
LAGOS ,NIGERIA


Dear Abbey,

I am Barrister Eugine Igwe(SAN) Barrister and solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to Mr.John Abbey, a national of your Country,who used
to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) here in Nigeria,
here in shall be refered as my client.On the 21st of April 2000, my client,
his wife and their three hildren were involved in a ghastly auto accident
along Sagbama Express Road,and unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle
lost their ives.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy
to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved nsuccessful.



After these several unsuccessful attempts, I ecided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or any close name
to his, hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the OCEANIC
BANK where the deceased had his account valued at about US$14.7million dollars.


The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next twentyone official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$14.7 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money according to any agreed ratio.

Note that I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
rrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Best regards.


Barrister Eugine Igwe (SAN)






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