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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Barr.Woodgate=20Allan?=" <barr_woodgateallan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 09:11:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr_woodgateallan@yahoo.co.uk

Goodday Sir/Madam.



It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch with anybody who knew Mr.Hafeez Al Sadique ,I am Barrister Woodgate Allan A United Kingdom citizen and the personal attorney to Hafeez Al Sadique,+447024018455, who died along with his family on the 01 FEB 2002 in a plane crash, the aircraft name is Hawker Saddled HS-748-353 Srs.2A.This crash happened in Tambacounda (Senegal) in Africa, and the registration number of the Aircraft is 6AV-AEO. My client had deposited about Ten million Five hundred US.Dollars (10.5M Us Dollars) at a Bank in London, while working As a crudeoil merchant in United Kingdom. Since then, there had not been any trace of claim from any person as the fund remains dormant in his account with the security company.



Although, I kept this information secret within my jurisdiction to enable me put claims and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy friend overseas whom I shall present to the bank as the bonfide next-of-kin to the deceased for a Profitable and successful project. Ever since I have been trying to locate the next of kin or any of the relatives to come forward and make this Claim, but to no avail. Please, if you are related to my client in any way or you know my client's actual relatives, re-contact me, so that I can link them up to make the claim. But if you cannot contact them, you can come up and make the claim, because I do not want the money to be forfeited, as I expect to benefit from the Money also. Do consider this and get back to me. Thanks for your co-operation.



Sincerely.

Barr.Woodgate Allan (Esq)



- Barr.Woodgate Allan


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