joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney Dale Johnson." <djohnson47@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:14:51 -0700
Subject: THE HALL'S ( URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED ).

Dale Johnson & Associates
Attorney Dale Johnson.
Tel: +44 703 184 3287
Fax: +44 871 247 1731
Reply to: djohnson47@gmail.com

Good Day,

It is with Heavy Heart i am reaching you regarding the death of my late client. I am Attorney Dale Johnson, the legal adviser to late MR. MIKE & CAROL HALL, a very Wealthy Couple that lived here in the United Kingdom, before their recent Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster last year (2004). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm) these
couple served God as very dedicated Christians, they so dedicated their life to God but they had no child till they died. They acquired a lot of landed properties like lands, Stocks/Bond, house properties, etc. As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. Mike & Carol Hall instructed me to write his WILL because they had no child; they dedicated their wealth to God.

According to the WILL, their assets should be given out to a ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the assets that are deposited with the security company are in my care. He gave me the authority to give out the funds to the Ministries for the work of God. As instructed by MR. MIKE HALL before his death. As a matter of fact the total amount of money that is contained in the two trunk Boxes is US$30,000,000.00, they did not want the management of the Security Company to know the content of the consignments, therefore they registered the content of the consignments as Family Personal Treasures. Now, the security company believes that what they
deposited with them were Family Personal Treasures.

As a born again Christian, I have been reading my bible and I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God\'s work as instructed by the owner before his death. After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make his choice and direct me to an honest Christian /individual or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I have contacted you to assist in Repatriating his chattels and Capital value amounted to US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty fifty Million United States Dollars Only) deposited with this Security Company in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the Consignment left behind by my client is Five (2) Trunk Boxes of Family Personal Treasures content unidentified to the Security Company.

Note that for your assistance, you will be entitled to share 20% of the total Inheritance while 5% will be set aside for any unexpected expenditure and 50% for any Christian or charity organization in your country, while 20% will come to me. However, the Security Company in Amsterdam has issued me a Final Notice to present his Next of Kin /beneficiary for claim or have the Consignment confiscated. Therefore, on receipt of your encouraging response, we shall discuss the compulsory modalities. I have all permissible indispensable instruments for claim I appeal to you for the fund to be distributed as stated above. I have just notified the Security Company where they deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad, and the security company is awaiting my authority to move the consignment out of the shores of my country.

If you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things that will glorify God\'s name, also distribute as stated above, then do contact me with the above mentioned information via (djohnson47@gmail.com) Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

Do send me your contact telephone number so that I can reach you on telephone. Call me on +44 703 184 3287.

In His Services,

Attorney. Dale Johnson

--

Anti-fraud resources: