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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: John Anderson <johnanders04@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johndudu@lycos.co.uk
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:22:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIRM RECEIPT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: johnanders04@yahoo.com



FROM THE DESK OF

John Anderson

Evvy Chambers

118 Brixton Hill

London England

SW2 1RP

TEL :+447024092674

FAX :+448701332637




Dear Sir,


I am barrister John Anderson, the president of EVVY CHAMBERS here in London an adviser to government's establishments, and a personal attorney to late Mr.Peter McKenzie a national from your country and a businessman who died four years ago on ghastly motor accident in 2002.


It was three weeks from today that I received a call from the bank notifying me that Mr.Peter deposited a sum of "Ten Million five Hundred Thousand pounds sterling" (10.5m) in her finance house, of which I was contacted based on information they got from some documents that back-up the depositions in which my name was mentioned as Mr.Peters' personal Attorney. The bank advices me to provide them with the name of the next of kin of the fund because for the past four years and some months now, the account have been a dormant account and usually any dormant accounts are reverted to government treasury as unclaimed after two years. I have made so many attempt to get in touch with the family or relations of Mr.Peter from your country and this has proved abortive .


In view of this, I decided to seek for anyone who can be used as the next of kin of the deceased. After which I got your contact through from the internet and I am convinced by providence that you could be used as next of kin. I decided to contact you because I have been given 21 days to provide the next of kin of the deveased, and failing to do this, the account will be closed finally or redirected to government treasury as unclaimed funds as constituted by federal law on banking industries/finance houses.


On my own part as a lawyer and also the personal attorney to the deceased, I will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the ministry of justice here in London that will prove the Legality of this money, when it is due to be transfered into your nominated account.I am proposing 40% percent of this money to you, 5% percent for any auxiliary expenses from the finance house firm transfer charges.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.I wait for your warm response for the claims. Please endeavor to reply ASAP, so as to furnish you with further information's you need to know.


Best regards,

John Anderson







- John Anderson


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