joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "john irvin" <barristerjohn_irvin@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:00:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ASAP


DEAR JOL,

I AM BARRISTER JOHN IRVIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR. ERIC JOLLY, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO WORK WITH DANTAX PETROLEUM NIGERIA LIMITED.

ON THE 4TH OF MAY 2002, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE
INVOLVED A FATAL AUTO CRASH IN KANO. ALL PASSENGERS ON BOARD INCLUDING MY LATE CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES.

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQURIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS PROVED RATHER UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE THERRFORE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISTICATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN WHICH HIS FUND WERE DEPOSITED SINCE BOTH OF YOU ARE FOREIGNERS.

PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED OPERATED AN ACCOUNT VALUED TO THE TUNE OF 9.8MUSD (NINE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT REVOKED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR CLOSE TO 3 YEARS NOW.

I SOLICIT YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU I CAN SHARE THE MONEY TO A RATIO OF 6:4, MEANING I TAKE 60% AND YOU WILL GET 40%.

I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT 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 YOU THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

BEST REGARDS.

BARRISTER JOHN IRVIN.







¡Sé listo! Contrata el antivirus http://www.pandasoftware.es/tienda/?idpers=109&track=13920

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam