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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: "Philip William" <office@williamlawchamber.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:51:11 +0000
Subject: Your Response Needed




William Associates & Chambers.
Solicitors & Advocates,
Lagos- Nigeria.
E-mail- office@williamlawchambers.org
Compliment.

Dear Friend,


I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me. My name is Barrister Philip William, a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to late Eng.Manfred Becker, who used to own an oil servicing company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On December 1999 my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in the ADC Airline Plane crash i know that my client had no living kin but i went ahead and made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this has proved unsuccessful.

I only did so to be double sure of this fact. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the standard trust Bank Nigeria Limited where the deceased had an account valued at about $25m (Twenty Million five hundred thousand United state Dollars).

The bank has issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up for the claim, the account will be confiscated after four years if not claimed and we have just about a month.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over three years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 25 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account and then you and me can share the money in the mode, 60% shall be for me and 35% for you and 5% shall be
map out for expanse that are being made within the transfer.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Kindly gets in touch with me by this email address (office@williamlawchambers.org) to enable us discuss further, and your telephone, fax number is urgently needed for further discussion.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr. Philip William

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