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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: "Andrew Cliff" <andrew_cliff_01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andrew_cliff_01@myway.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:13:10 +0000
Subject: FROM ANDREW CLIFF

From: Andrew Cliff esq.
Cliff & Associates
For your kind attention;
Email via; andrew_cliff_01@o2.pl.

Greeting to you.

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence,I am making
this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a
resourceful person to help me realise this project.

I am Andrew Cliff esq. a solicitor and investment consultant based in
london,united kindom.I was attending a business luncheon in
berlin,germany and I got introduced to the renowned german businessman and
property mogul,Mr Andreas Scharanner(of blessed memory).
He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my
primary assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the united
kingdom.three months later I invited him to london and under my
professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of
15,000,000,00 million pounds sterling at a financial institution.

This deposit was for 12 months and upon maturity I made effort to
contact my client ,I could not reach him or any member of his family.I was
forced to travel to germany and there I got the tragic news that on
july 25 2000, my client Mr Andreas Schranner,his wife Maria,their daughter
Eich and husband christian and two children perished in the air france
concorde newyork bound flight;please click here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have made efforts to locate any member of his family with strong
biological links to my late client without success.The search to find a
close relation is one that has consumed time and resources.the insitution
is asking me to either present a next of kin to late Andreas Schranner
or forfiet the depsosit. my proposal is to package , present you as
next of kin to late Andreas Schranner and process the fixed deposit and
transfer custody to you for our mutual benefit.

My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client gives
me the discretion to package and transfer the deposit to you.
I will give you 30% for your effort,60% for me and 10% for Charity and
Tsunami Victims.it will amount to injustice if i do not take this
decisive step to secure this deposit,and invest it. The late Schranner was
also a friend in addition to our business relationship.

I will wait for your reaction and response and then together we can
jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality.
Your swift response is anticipated.

Andrew Cliff esq.


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