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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: "Gilbert Mandel" <gilbertmandel@msn.com>
Reply-To: gilbertmandel@netexecutive.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:45:04 +0000
Subject: Request for your partnership

GILBERT MANDEL& ASSOC.
(Advocate and Solicitor)
#13/15 Plumstead West,
WOOLWICH, LONDON, UK.




I was elated when I saw your email address,and I picked a keen interest
with confidence to solicit for your help in executing this transaction.
However,I was moved to contact you based on the present situation of this
opportunity which i may say that it is a God given offer, there was a
foreigner who lived here in LONDON some time ago called SHRIEVE PIECER by
name, and it happened that the man registered with me as his Personal
Attorney,unfortunately the man died with his wife and their two kids in a
ghastly motor accident which happened on 12th July, 2003. along...Cairnfield
Avenue, Cricklewood NW2 ,LONDON.

Owing to his death, his bank called on me for his balance with his bank,
as his Attorney , I was told to invite his relatives to come and claim his
entitlements, I have tried all I can to trace his family,but all my efforts
have proved arbortive.

Since January year 2004, till now,the bank has been presurising me to
look for his family because they realise the importance of having someone to
claim the funds else it goes to the bank after some time.

As a result of this, I am asking to use you as his next of kin to claim
the money, I have all his documented memo in my file which will back you up
as the next of Kin and beneficiary of the funds at the UK FUND COMMISSION.

The amount involved is (£7.500,000.00) SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS. You will be compensated for your help and assisstance and i
will like to invest my own part of the money in your country based on your
advice.

Hence I will want you furnish me with the following information which
I will use to secure the legal documents;

1) FULL NAMES
2) CONTACT ADDRESS
3) PHONE NUMBER
4) FAX NUMBER

As soon as I receive your information , I will forward an application
to you which you will submit to the concerned bank as his next of kin and
beneficiary of the funds. Be rest assured that there is no risk involved as
I have perfected and made the neccessary arrangements to back you up in
claiming the funds.

Finally, I will enjoin you to regard this highly secretive and
confidential because the bank must not know of this level of my involvement.
Thanks as i await your reply.
Regards,
GILBERT MANDEL Esq,


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