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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: "Paul Harden" <harden1@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: harden2@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:16:31 +0200
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Paul Harden & Co
Swan Center, Fishers Lane
Chis wick London, W4 1RX. UK.
Email:- harden1@zwallet.com

Dear Friend,

I am writing you this proposal on behalf of my chambers. I got your

information through my personal search for a honest person whom i

will work with,hence I decided to seek your views if you will work

with me, due to the sensitivity of this transaction a
and my position as a lawyer.

I am Paul Harden from UK, representing Mr. Martin Greenberg, a

foreign, Engineer by profession, who died since 1999, in an Egypt

Air crash, on the 31st October along with other passengers on board.

Before his death, he has a huge sum of (US$25.5) which no other

person knew about, he intended to invest in Southern part of Africa.

This fund has NO other beneficiary and I have the original documents

of Deposit/claim certificate to claim the money of which the amount

involved is (US$25.5M) Twenty Five Millions five Hundred Thousand

United States Dollars.

The fund is right now under the custody of a Security Company, which

I will not like to disclose at the moment until I confirm your

willingness to assist me in this project.

Early this year, the Security Company sent me a letter, since I was

his lawyer, asking me to present his NEXT OF KIN, to enable them

release the said funds.

My desire is to be able to source a foreign partner who is honest

and trustworthy

individual,so that I can present to the Security Company as the NEXT

OF KIN of the Late Mr. Greenberg so that the fund can be release to

him/her.

If you are willing to assist me in this transaction, your

compensation will be (20% ), while I receives (70%) and the balance

of (10%) for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses.

This transaction is 100% risk free provided you treat the

transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality and also with my

position as Esquire, I will perfect all the necessary documents on

your name as soon as you are ready to do this deal with me.


Endeavor to email me the following information at

harden2@zwallet.com

Names, Address, Phone and Fax Numbers, Age, Sex, Marital Status and

Occupation.


Thank you and God Bless,

Paul Harden
Advocate & Solicitor


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