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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Lyle Gibson" <lylegibson20052@msn.com>
Reply-To: lylegibson450@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:38:23 +0000
Subject: Still waiting for the information

Dear Friend,

Good day to you. I may have to trouble your sense of personal achievement
and reward for an opportunity which could properly be taken advantage of. A
client of mine now deceased had a fixed time deposit with my firm which had
matured and remains unclaimed till now. It runs into the value of
6,300,000.00 (six million three hundred thousand Pounds).What I require of
you is to stand as the beneficiary to this fund; this would be easy as this
mail is sent to you based on your name identity, so you are either a distant
relation to the deceased or faith is smiling your way.

All machinery would be put in place to ensure that this is claims is hitch
free, I have a reputation to consider in this, hence you would have to
follow my instruction and guidance religiously as we cannot afford to make
any mistake in this process. You would need to open an account with a
fiduciary I shall recommend within the EU country, I will ensure that the
institution is a fiduciary with intermediaries that has high client
anonymity privilege.

As soon as the account is opened and the fund wired into it, you will
commence withdrawals into your home account; when you have safely secured
same and moved the funds to your given account, I shall then advice on how
best you can remit my own quota of the fund. Meanwhile I cannot invest in my
country hence I would need your tutelage about investment opportunities in
your country.

If you are capable of putting your time and efforts towards the venture
kindly contact me immediately with the following information's:

1. Full names and mailing address

2. Nationality

3. Telephone and fax number.

Have a very wonderful day.

Yours truly,

Lyle Gibson



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