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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Sanni Ado" <barristersaniado@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: barristersanniado@i12.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:15:22 -0300
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:BARRISTER SANNI ADO(ESQ)

FROM THE DESK OF:BARRISTER SANNI ADO(ESQ)
SANBELADO & ASSOCIATES.
No. 20, BURMA ROAD,APAPA, LAGOS - NIGERIA
Private Email barristersanniado@i12.com
Priva te Number: +234-1-473-3728 ,234-803-807-1539.
 
Dear Sir/Ma,
 
My name is BARRISTER SANNI ADOL {ESQ} . I am the personal Attorney to late Engineer Thomas a National of your country, who used to work with shell Development company in Nigeria Here in after shall be referred to as my client On MAY 6th 2001, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the Internet any trust worthy person abroad that can make this claim/The Deal with me and we share 60% for me and 40% for you,Hence I contacted you.

 I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money deposited by my client before the bank confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the First Bank. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($16Million US Dollars) The Bank has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin Or have the account confiscated within the next Fourteen official working days.

 Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my client for over THREE years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased and we claim the Fund because i have all the Necessary Documents concerning the Fund and my Client so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($16 Million U S Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.60% for me and 40% for you. I will revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

 If this proposal is accepted by you,I advise you forward to me the below informations immediately to enable me document you as the Original Bonafide next of Kin of the Fund:
 
1.Your full name and Home Address
2.Your telephone and fax numbers
3.A Copy of your Drivers Licence

You can call me on above telephone number to able me prepare letter of claim and apply to the Bank before I will go to Federal Ministry of justice to secure a Sworn Affidavit Certificate on your name to complete all the rest legal and official documents with your name as the next of kin to enable the bank release this fund to you .Send this information require immediately to proceed and call me.

Best Regards ,
BARRISTER SANNI ADO {ESQ}

 

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