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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: "Sir.Brian Moffat" <sirbrianm@msn.com>
Reply-To: sirbrianm@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:45:13 +0000
Subject: Your urgent Co-operation is needed

Sir. Brian Moffat.
Head Investigation,
HSBC Bank Plc.
London, SW17 0SP
England.
Private E-mail:   sirbrianm@katamail.com

Dear Friend,
    
SUBJECT: BENEFICIARY SUM OF 30 MILLION POUNDS STERLING GB.
I am seeking for your co-operation to present you to my
bank as the next of kin/will beneficiary to Mrs. Sigrid Fassnacht,
a foreign contractorfrom Cologne, Germany who died on a
 plane crash on July 25th 2000 with her husband Rudi Fassnacht.
Her husband and their two children also perished in the air
France Concorde New York bound flight;

please click here for verification.

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

Before her death, she was a contractor to British
National PetroleumCo-operation (BNPC) and has a
 bank balance with my bank to the tune of
(30 million pounds sterling GB) which will be paid to you
as her next of kin/will beneficiary. For your information,
I am the Head of Investigation Department with HSBC
 Bank Plc London.

The board of directors of HSBC Bank Plc which I am
also a member, mandated me to look for any known relation
of Mrs.Sigrid Fassnacht, since after her death. However, all my
efforts traces abortive, that is the main reason I am writing
you this to ask for your co-operation for us to  claim this money
because it will amount to injustice if I do not take this decisive
step to secure this deposit and invest it, because
if nobody comes forward to claim the fund it will be
forfeited to the Government, based on that I have contacted
 you to assist me in making this transaction a reality.

I only have to approve you as the next of kin/will beneficiary
and the fund will be paid to you as the beneficiary. We are to
share this money between ourselves and also donate 10% to
 charity and the tsunami victims if you are really interested
in this offer you should contact me through this email address: sirbrianm@katamail.com

For detail of this transaction and procedures, please do
forward me your full address, phone number,your company
name or occupation these info are vital to the success
of this transaction.

Note that  I will commence immediately to secure all legal
documents in your favor on your acceptance to fully
co-operate with me. I await your urgent response to
enable us jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality.


Yours Sincerely,

Sir Brian Moffat

HSBC BANK PLC.

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