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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: "Morgan Scott" <morgan523@msn.com>
Reply-To: morgan523@MAIL.NU
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:36:23 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP

MR.MORGAN SCOTT.
HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
HSBC Bank PLC
180 Baker Street
London
NW1 5RU
England
Email: morgan523@MAIL.NU


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM SEEKING YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER, A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR FROM GERMANY
WHO DIED ON A PLANE CRASH ON JULY 25 2000 WITH HIS WIFE MARIA AND THEIR
DAUGHTER EICH WITH HER HUSBAND AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN PERISHED IN THE
AIR FRANCE CONCORDE NEWYORK BOUND FLIGHT; PLEASE CLICK HERE BELOW FOR
VERIFICATION.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


BEFORE HIS DEATH HE WAS A CONTRACTOR TO BRITISH NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COOPERATION (BNPC) AND HAS A BANK BALANCE WITH MY BANK TO THE AMOUNT OF
(30 MILLION POUNDS STERLING GB) WHICH WILL BE PAYED TO YOU AS HIS
BENEFICIARY.FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I AM THE HEAD OF INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT WITH HSBC BANK PLC LONDON,

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HSBC BANK PLC, MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY
KNOWN RELATION OF MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER, SINCE, AFTER HIS DEATH ALL MY
EFFORTS TRACES HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. IT CAME TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEIR IS NO RELATIVE. BASED ON THAT, I AM WRITING YOU, TO ASK FOR YOUR
COOPERATION TO FRONT YOU AS THE SUPPOSE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO
THE LATE ANDREAS SCHRANNER TO ENABLE US CLAIM THIS MONEY BECAUSE IT WILL
AMOUNT TO INJUSTICE IF WE DO NOT TAKE THIS DECISIVE STEP TO SECURE THIS
DEPOSIT AND INVEST IT, BECAUSE IF NOBODY COMES FORWARD TO CLAIM THE
FUND IT WILL BE FORFIETED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BASED ON THAT I HAVE
CONTACTED YOU TO ASISST ME IN MAKING THIS TRANSACTION A REALITY.

I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOUR APPLICATION AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE FUND(30
MILLION POUNDS) WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY .WE ARE TO SHARE
THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES, YOU WILL RETAIN 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND 60%
FOR ME AND 10% WE WILL DONATE TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TSUNAMI
VICTIMS IF YOU ARE REALY INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:morgan523@MAIL.NU

I WILL NEED YOUR NAME IN FULL ADDRESS, FAX AND PHONE NUMBER TO ENABLE ME
COMMENCE ON SECURING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT WILL PROOF YOU AS THE NEXT
OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER.

NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE. I WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY IN
SECURING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT IN YOUR FAVOUR ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO FULLY
COOPERATE WITH ME.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE US JUMPSTART THIS PROJECT AND
NUTURE IT TO REALITY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR.MORGAN SCOTT.


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