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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Henshaw Handerson ." <henshawhanderson@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: henshaw_2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:42:00 +0200
Subject: Business & Investment.

Mr.Henshaw Handerson
Manager, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Marina Branch, Lagos

Dear Sir

AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I do not know you neither have I seen you before but I believe that I have to trust somebody like you.

I am Mr.Henshaw Handerson .Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Marina Branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus;
I had a customer, a Foreigner, Mr Omer (a Turkish) resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals. He has in his Account in my branch the sum of US$21.5 Million (Twenty-One Million Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars).

Unfortunately, the man died five years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the money.

Having noticed this, I in collaboration with one other top Officials of the bank covered up the account all this while.

Now I want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as the next of kin of the deceased, and forward all the necessary information that attest to the Claim documentation, to back up the claims.

INFORMATION:
1) Your direct telephone and fax numbers.
2) Your full names and address.

The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future.

Your response is only what I am waiting for for the documentation and approval of the transaction.

As soon as this message comes to you get back to me indicating your interest,then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded.

For your assistance, we have agreed principle, to offer you 25% of the total sum at the end of the transaction. It is risk free and a big mega fortune.

All correspondences towards this transaction will be through telephone and
e-mail. (henshaw_2005@yahoo.com).

I await your earliest response.
Yours Sincerely
Mr.Henshaw Handerson .


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