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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: "J Beckley" <jbeckley2q@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jbeckley2@i12.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:14:39 +0000
Subject: Dear, private matter

FROM THE DESK OF:
Dr.Joh Beckley
CREDIT AND FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
ASSURANCE BANK PLC (A.B.P)
MARINA, LAGOS.
Alternative email: johbeckley2@i12.com

My name is Dr.Joh Beckley the Manager, Credit and Foreign bills, ASSURANCE
BANK PLC (A.B.P). I am writing in respect of a Foreign Customer of my bank
with account number 14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in the Boeing 727 BENIN
PLANE CRASH [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/] with
other passengers aboard the aircraft that 25th of December 2003.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally have watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$23.5M [Twenty Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only] which has been with my bank to date.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom to present as the next of kin as no
one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not
allow such money to remain unattended. In view of this I undertook a search
via the internet in search for a suitable person and country to present as
the next of kin. If acceptable, you will receive 40% of the total sum.

Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by e-mail the application
and the next step to take. Note that this business is 100% safe and
hitch-free. All modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within Five
(5) banking days, upon submission of application to the bank that you are
the Next of Kin to the deceased.

Any delay in your reply will give me room to source for another person for
this transaction. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as stated
herein for commencement on this transaction.

I anticipate your immediate reply.
Best regards,

Dr.Joh Beckley.
CREDIT AND FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
ASSURANCE BANK PLC (A.B.P)
Alternative email: johbeckley2@i12.com


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