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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: victor_chamber@robinsonnelson.com
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:50:24 +0000
Subject: RE:URGENT


Pls,reply to this mail victor_chamber@myway.com
Solicitors & Advocates,
3091, western Avanue RD,
Enugu state, Nigeria.
Email: victor_chamber12@myway.com

Dearest friend,
First,I must solicit your confidence in this transaction,this is by virtue of it's nature as being confidential.
I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day.My name is Barrister Victor Johnson, a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to Mr.Raymond Beck who died in an air crash along With his wife Mrs Raboh Beck on the 31st October,1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board (May their gentle soulrest in peace in the Lord Almight Amen).
I strongle know that my client has no living kin to inherite all his properties,but I went ahead and made several resarch to their embassy inother to locate any of my clientsextended relatives but all my effort proved unsuccessful.You can verify this from the website below which was published by BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

I did all that to be trully sure of the fact.I have contacted you as a reliable and reputalbe someone to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,valued at about $25 Million Dollars.
The bank has officially notify me that no next of
kin has comes up for the claim, the account will be confiscated after seven years if not claimed and we have just about few months now.
Moreover,I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four and half years now.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$25 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account.
You and I will share the money in this mode,40% will be for you and 55% shall be for I while 5% shall be map
out for any expanse that might incure in this transfer.
However,all the legal documents that will serve as an instrucment of evidence to back up any claim we may make is available.All I require from you is honest co-operation to enable us to see that this dealcome to
success.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a egitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any branch of the law.Please gets in touch with me by this email
address:(victor_chamber12@myway.com)
Please your full name, telephone and fax number urgently needed for further
discussion.
I look forward to hearing from you urgently.
Best regards,
Barrister Victor Johnson







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