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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: "John Luga" <johnluga11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjohnluga112@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:38:00 +0000
Subject: REPLY

From the desk of barrister john luga [esq.]
(John & associates)
solicitors and advocate
#24 brown street ikoyi
Tel +2348028850536
(Lagos Nigeria)
Strictly confidencial.

Dear Friend,
Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to You. i
am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a
relationship, but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action.my
name is bar. John luga, a solicitor and the personal attorney to Mr. John
Henry,a citizen of your country, who worked with an oil company in Nigeria.
here-in-after referred to as my client.on the 21st of April 2001, my client,
his wife and their four children were involved in a ghostly motor accident
along sagamu express road.

My client and his entire family unfortunately lost their lives in the
accident. since then i have made several en quiries to your embassy to
locate any of my client's extended relatives, which has proved abortive
after these several unsuccessful attempts,the need to contact you.

My main reason for contacting you is to assist me in patriating the money
and property left behind by my client before they are confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where they are
deposited/lodged.particularly the bank. Where the deceased has a fixed sum
of eighteenn million united states dollars. the said bank has issued me a
final notice to provide the next of kin of my client or they will be left
with no other choice than to confiscate his funds, a copy of the said notice
which i will fax to you on getting your reply.

since then i have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives for
the past 4 years now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of my client going by the fact that both of you has the same nationality, so
that the said funds as stated above i.e, the sum of eighteen million united
states dollars can be paid to you instead of leaving for the bank. We can
take part of it and leave the rest to charity.

I have all 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
arrangment through i guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law.

Please reply me via this
email:barrjohnluga112@yahoo.co.uk,finally
Kindly give me your confidentail phone/fax numbers
so that i can fax to you all the correspondence
between the bank and me.
best regards,
Barrister john luga [esq.]



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