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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: "Smith Dante" <smithdante@ukwinning.org>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 16:50:12 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION: UK/9420X2/68

SMITH LEGAL CHAMBERS
174B EASTWOOD
ENVIL BRIDGESTON
MAY 2005
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Attention Sir/Madam,
Matters of Urgency.
From the UK prime lotto draws held on the 27TH of MAY 2005 in AMSTERDAM
HOLLAND,a foreigner, business merchant and my client, late Engineer Pete,
until his death a year ago,whose winning funds was attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won the lottery in the 1st
category. His wins brought forth a claim to the total sum of
US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.

I am barrister bryan_cross,legal attorney to the the late.In the event of
the death of my client some months ago,i have since been making measures to
claim the winnings from the Prime lotto office.They have made clear thier
position in rendering assistance,only making the funds available to a
beneficiary next of kin to my late client.It is due to the possibilities of
not been able to locate any of my client's next of kin (he had no known
wife and children) that myself under the influence of my position , being
the attorney to the deaceased,that an arrangement for the fund to be
declared "CLAIMABLE" by any of the deceased family member.

In order to proceed with this development,i seek for your permission to have
you stand as my clients next of kin ,so that the fund would be subsequently
transferred and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this
fund will be carefully worked out,intact, and i am assuring you a 100%
risk free transactions. With my good human gesture i would o blidge to
redeem you of 40% of the total sum.

Barrister BRYAN CROSS
Email:bryan_cross@myway.com

If this proposal is OK.and you wish to take advantage of the trust to be
bestowed on you, then kindly get in touch with me immediately via my e-mail
address above, furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, fax
number and exclusive e-mail so that I can forward to yourelevant briefs and
details of this transaction.
Thanks for your co operation

Sincerely,
Barrister bryan cross.
Esq.


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