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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: "Phillip Andrews" <phillipe@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: phillipandrews22@box.az
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:38:45 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent Reply Needed

Dear Friend

I am sending you this mail regarding the McDonnell Douglas
MD-82 aircraft crashed in the Sierra de Perija Mountains La Cucharita,
Venezuela Plane Crash which happened on the 16th
August 2005.

I am Barrister Phillip Andrews, the personal
Attorney to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lenor.R. Motomura
Citizens of the Japan My Clients died in an air
crash on the 16th Aug this Year, You can confirm
his death from the website below which was published
on this WEBSITE.http: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres
/2C74242C-4BFE-4AA1-B60E-597BA4ED2452.htm

Unfortunately Two of them lost their lives Since that
day I have made several enquiries to several Embassies
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, Which I
have waiting for them since than, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate
any member of his family which your Name came across to me.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client and his wife since I have
no place to locate any of his relatives. I can easily
convince his bank in the with my legal practice that you
are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise
the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, my late client had an account with one of the
banks Europe. Valued at about US$5.3Million (Five Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which I witness the
documentations before he left for the states on 2nd Feb 2005.

Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin to my client since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives. I seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$5.3Million (Five Million Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) will be paid into your account and then
you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while
5% should be for expenses, tax as your government may require.

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 deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach Of the law. I know that a transaction of
this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but
I am assuring you that everything documents that will bring about the
Success of this transaction would be provided.

Reply immediately, mail me on my altanative mail box
:phillipandrews@box.az.

Yours Faithfully,

Phillip Andrews

N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication in this mutual transaction.


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