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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: "kenneth kelley" <kenneth_kelley101@msn.com>
Reply-To: kennethkelley@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:06:25 +0000
Subject: Attention: Sir/Madam.

From Mr Kenneth Kelley.
U.Y. Associates Taipei
Taiwan Ivory & Associates
London uk.
Email: kennethkelley@hotmail.com
Phone:+44 703 190 2697.

Attention: Sir/Madam.

I am Kenneth Kelley, an attorney at U.Y. Associates Taipei Taiwan Ivory &
Associates London firm based here in the united Kingdom, I am a friend and
the personal attorney to an Asian international Bussinessman, who died in
the bomb explosion in London, on July 7 2005 which, claimed many lives.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money left
behind by my client which he deposited here in a bank,in the united Kingdom.
Before the death of my client he secretly deposited the sum of $21.1, millon
united state dollars which he put me in confidence to make a secret. Now the
bank is aware of his death and have issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin and benificiary to the account. Since i have been unsuccessul in
locating any relatives of his, i seek your consent to present you as the
benificiary to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at
$21.1 millon united state dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money, 45% for me and 45% to you, while 10% will be set asside for
rembursement of incidental expenses that may incure during the process of
the transaction or tax as your government may require.

I will secure certificate of deposit and other relevant approvals 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 legitimately to protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by email to enable us discuss further.You can
reach me on this telephone number (+44 703 190 2697). I will be waiting for
your urgent response.

All future Correspondence should be addressed to my private mailbox : (
kennethkelley@hotmail.com)

NB: VIEW WEBSITE OF THE BOMB EXPLOSION: -
http://websearch.about.com/b/a/183821.htm

Sincerely
Kenneth Kelley.


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