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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: "Barrister Mrs Amina Sherman" <mrslilianjones@yahoo.coth> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aminashermanalihu3@yahoo.co.th
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:32:27 +0700
Subject: FROM BARRISTER MRS AMINA SHERMAN


AMINASHERMAN AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES
EKKAMMIA,SOI 23.BANGKOK.
KINGDOM OF THAILAND.

Dear,
I am Barrister,Mrs Amina Sherman Alihu, Attorney at Law to Mr Micheals Hawnks,who used to be a contractor with thialan Petroleum Development Company[TPDC] in Thialand,who here in after shall be referred to as my " Client".
On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their three children were invovled in a car accident along Bang Pi Express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then, I have made several inquiries to his embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.
I have contacted you to assist in repartiating the money and
property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank here. These huge deposits were lodged particularly in the bank here in thailand,were the deceased had an account valued at about US$10,000,000.00 ( Ten Million U.S Dollars)The bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years 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$10,000,000.00 can be paid to you and them you and I can share the money 40% & 60% respectively. I will procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that, this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

To enable me procure all necessary legal documents to back you
up and for successful claim of this fund in your favour, you are
requested to forward the following information to my confidential email
address; (email aminashermanali3@yahoo.co.th)
Your age and occupation;
Your private phone, fax and mobile number[ if any].

As soon as the above mentioned information are received. I shall
proceed to process the approval of this fund in your favour
within the next 10 working days.

Awaiting your anticipated response.

Yours faithfully,
Barri,Mrs Amina Sherman


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