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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: "Mr. Fidelis Ogom" <fidelis02@fidelis-ogom.net>
Reply-To: fidelisogom@fastermail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:37:37 +0000
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT.

FROM THE DESK OF (BARRISTER FIDELIS OGOM).
SOLICITOR AT LAW.
OFFICE ADDRESS; 10B RUFUS STREET
MARYLAND-LAGOS NIGERIA.
HOUSE ADDRESS: 19C, ABIOLA ODEKUN WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND.
LAGOS-NIGERIA. SUBJECT: BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT.
Email:- fidelisogom@sify.com

I am Barrister Fidelis Ogom(SAN). I got your email address
through our chamber of commerce, trade and industry while searching for
trustworthy individual who will assit me in this business.
My client by Name Mr. Barry Kelly an American national and oil
consultant who I have been his legal representative(attorney) for many
years died with the members of his family in autmobile accident on 17th
July 2001. He has $25.700,000.00 (Twenty Five Million seven hundred thousand
United States Dollars) floating in his suspense account and all the effort I
made to
locate any member of his family through their Embassy here proved abortive.

Now, this money is still in the bank and nobody is coming to claim the
money, the Management under the influence of their Chairman and Members
of the Board of Directors FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC mandated me as his
lawyer to provide the next of kin or his relation and failure to do so after
4years, the fund is to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated
to the trust funds for arms and ammunition according to bank law. This will
enhance the course
of War in Africa and the World in general, this is totally a wrong idea,
it is not good for the world. People are dying outside there due to one
or more dreadful diseases, we can make their lives more meaningful.

In the light of the above, I need you as a foreigner to act as the next
of kin. You will arrange for a bank account I will submit to the bank that
you are the next of kin to Mr. Barry Kelly with your account details as to
where
the fund will be transferred as his relation.

Please Send me the following:-

The name of your Bank you want us to use,
Address of your Bank,
Account number,
Account Beneficiary,
Swift code (if any)
Your contact Address.

After the successful transfer of this fund to your account, I will make an
arrangement to come to your country so that we can both share the fund, Your
share will be 30% while 10% is set aside for any expenses incurred during
the course of this project both local and international, the rest of 60%
will be for myself.

Please this business is 100% risk free. Remember to send me your phone and
fax number. My regards to you and your
family. Reply through this secured email address:<fidelisogom@sify.com>

Best Regards,
Barr.Fidelis Ogom (esq)


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