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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: "mill khan" <millkhan11@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:43:14 +0000
Subject: From Mill Khan , Exchange Department



From: Mr Mill Khan
Bills & Exchange Department
Abbey National Building Society
Maida Vale Stonebridge
London U.K
08/11/2005


Dear Friend,

My Name is Mill Khan , a credit officer of Abbey National Bank here in the
UK, I have a very concealed business suggestion for you, which i humbly ask
to have your attention.
Here in our branch, we had a customer, an IRAQI CITIZEN named MAJOR HASSAN
ABUDULAHI who was with Iraqi forces fighting against the allied forces.while
alive he made a good number of fixed deposit for 15 calendar months with our
bank, particularly in my branch where he had the value of usa dollars $8.5
million in fixed deposit.

Upon maturity, Notices was sent to him via his address with no response,
even during the war and after the war that has partially ended, yet no
response, just latter we were able to find out that, this Major Hassan and
his entire family were KILLED during the war in a bomb blast that hit their
home, thereby leaving no one alive to claim his left over with our bank as
next of kin.

However, during our in house investigation, we were able to find out also,
that the late Major did not declare any NEXT OF KIN in his deposit forms and
certificate, thereby leaving no one to stand as next of his kin of his
properties, however, we have tried for over a year now to locate any member
of his relative, and this also prove unsuccessful, hence our bank, going by
the law in this country, has decided to confisticate the fund, or revert it
to the crown as unclaimed, hence we decided to make haste while the sun
shines, by contacting you to please stand as the NEXT OF KIN of this Major,
so that all the left over shall be paid to your name, or any Name that you
may produce forward for the claim.for we shall guard and protect the name
for a smooth transaction as insiders. Although I know that a transaction of
this magnitude might make
anyone apprehensive,I would like to assure you that I am sending you
this mail with the best of intensions.

Could you be informed that this funds cannot be release from his account,
unless someone, no matter who, applies for claim as the NEXT OF KIN to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guildelines, hence this Noble contact
to you, to stand as the next of kin only as we shall guilde you on what to
do.

It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate court an
order of MADAMUS legally to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, hence
our contact to you, could you please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual endeavour by furnishing me with your following
details.
1. Your full name and address, or any name that you would like us to use,
the most important thing here is that someone has applied for claim, while
our solicitor shall move to court with that name and swore officially an
affidavit of claim in support of the NAME given for a claim.

2. Your direct telephone numbers and fax if any, for easy and quicker
communication.

These requirements shall enable us to file a letter of claim officially and
legally to the appropriates departments for necessary approvals in your
favour or the name you shall give before transfer could be made, however we
have made a strong arrangements to move the money out of this country
through a diplomatic process once it is approved to a near by country to you
for necessary endorsement and clearance, thereafter we shall discuss
percentage as it may suit both parties.

Could you please contact me on my email address of millkhan11@yahoo.co.uk

OR you may call me on any of this numbers 44 871 5049328 OR 44
703 1924260 for more informations, or you may write asking for more
informations.

Thank you so very much for your understanding.
Awaiting your response

Regards

Mill



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