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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: "Jiankai Liu" <jkliu1990@valuereach.net>
Reply-To: qwang1@web-mail.com.ar
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:22:53 +0000
Subject: Appealing proposal,please reply

Mr. Liu Jiankai
Dah Sing Bank Ltd,
Mei Foo Sun Chuen Branch
Kowloon,
Hong Kong,

I am Mr.Liu Jiankai, Head Private Banking of Dah Sing Bank Ltd. I have an
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

On November 8th, 2001, a French Electrical Engineering consultant/contractor
with the Chinese Rail Corporation, Mr.Mathieu Jean Jacques Pol made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$18,500,000.00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred thousand Dollars only) in my
branch. Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Hong Kong Rail Corporation that Mr. Mathieu Jean
Jacques Pol died from a Marine accident. On further investigation, I found
out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Mathieu Jean
Jacques Pol did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$18,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Hong Kong, at the expiration
of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. Mathieu Jean Jacques Pol so that the fruits of
this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 75%
for me and 20% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the
transaction . There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and with my position as the Head
Private Banking guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will
help you understand the transaction.
You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards.

MrLiu Jiankai.


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