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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: "david ellis" <davidellis111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davelli05@excite.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:58:33 +0000
Subject: UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS:INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

Dear Friend ,
Having obtained your contact from the internet and coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit
your mutual assistance at all cost.I am David ELLIS,Private
Consultant,London International Branch,HSBC Bank Plc, Level 26, 8 Canada
Square,
London,UK.

On January 6th 2002, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser ,an Egyptian
National, a consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald, a leading firm
of
project and cost management consultants, made a numbered time
(Fixed)Deposit,valued at US$19,500,000.00 Dollars (Nineteen Million,Five
Hundred Thousand
dollars) for twelve calender months in the Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr.Mohamed
Kamal
Yasser died in an air disaster on October 31st, 2002.On further
investigation,it was discovered that he died without making a WILL
(En-state) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

On further investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr Mohamed Kamal
Yasser did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work at the Bank.The total
sum,$19,500,000.00USD is still on hold and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.

In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the stock holders if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to late Mr.Mohamed Kamal Yasser so that you and I can
benefit from the fruits of this man's labour to enhance humanitarian
Organisation Worldwide.Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you
detailed information on how this deal would be transacted.

The money will be shared in this ratio: Sixty percent for me,thirty
percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the
course
of this transaction and five percent will be given to Orphanage home.I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimatearrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position astheir
consultant,London international branch to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.

If this interest you, please reply me immediately and please include
your private phone number, your full names and address, your age and
occupation.

I will provide you with more details that will help you understand the
transaction better.

Awaiting your urgent reply via email.

Yours Faithfully,
David Ellis


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