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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: gayus kimmel <gayus20@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:52:13 +0200
Subject: urgent info


Mr. Kimmel Gayus
PLOT 13 VICTORIA GARDEN CITY,
Email: gayus20@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION: My name is Mr. Kimmel Gayus. I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through any correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money on my
family’s behalf. THE SUBJECT: A Foreign Customer (MR. Christian Eich) who died along with his entire family in November 15th 2000 in a plane crash. since his death, as his accounts Officer I have made frantic efforts to locate any of his relative, because he has a substantial
amount with our Branch. Uphill date nobody has showed up to lay claim on his deposit.The Banking law and guideline here in my Country stipulates that if any customer account remains unserviceable or dormant, and unclaimed after six years, the account will be transferred into the Bank treasury on grounds of Money Laundering ,Drug and Anti -Terrorist activities.
As a Banker I know what happens to such funds, the Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors will share it amongst themselves and send down memos to us for reconciliation.
THE PROPOSAL: My request of a foreigner in this business is occasioned by the fact that an Indigene of My Country cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. It is therefore on this premise that I seek your cooperation By standing as a relative to MR Christian Eich.
As an Insider I will provide you with all relevant Information/documents that will authenticate the Claim. Note that your Physical presence is not needed at the Bank, I will Guide you on the Steps to take. The Bank will only ask for verifiable Documents which I will provide.
In All Fairness I am willing to share the money with you on Agreed Terms. For your Information, I have done my home work very well, before embarking on the process of moving out the funds out of the bank through a Next of Kin. The Funds is much that no right thinking person can afford to let such opportunity pass him by.
For more Information see BBC News on--
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Send your reply through this mailbox, kimmelgayus@yahoo.com .
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Kimmel Gayus.
N.B
If you are ready to work with me, provide me immediately with your full names, telephone and fax numbers to after which I will disclose details to you.

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