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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: "Robbin Kuuk" <robbinkuuk@handbag.com>
Reply-To: robbind@omaninfo.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 15:28:14 -0700
Subject: CONTACTING YOU

Magnum Funds
25 Maiden Lane
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7JS


Dear Sir/Madam,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.
I will introduce myself as Mr. Robbin Kuuk, a staff in the accounts management
section of the above firm here in the United Kingdom.

One of our accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen Million British
Pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past 4 years.


From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a foreigner
by name Austin Martins died in August 2000 and since then nobody has done
anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members
who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds. Also
Information from the National Immigration states that he was also single
on entry into the UK.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a senior official of this company
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus
propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these
funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have
been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate
and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal
act. On your indication of interest, please get back to me through my personal
emailaddress:{robbind@omaninfo.com}

Regards,

Mr.Robbin Kuuk



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