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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: "Michael Archer" <mickell4500@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m.archeresq@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:40:49 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION: THORNE

ATTENTION: THORNE;

It is with a heartfelt hope, that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below: I am Mr. Michael Archer, the Chief Consultant to the Estates and Legal matters of the late Mr. Julian Thorne. I got your contact through the help of directories from the American Chambers of Commerce and Tourism, though I did not disclose my humble intention for an honest foreigner like you, having noted the confidence reposed on your person by the sponsor of the recommendation.

My late client was an Executive officer of {Shell Petroleum Development Company} for 15 years and he was retired on the 30th day of September 2002. After a month, My client and died on his way to a Conference in an Automobile crash on the 13th day of November 2002. Before his death my client had a total sum of $12,652,000.00(USD) with a Finance institution in Europe, hoping of transferring the fund to his country {United States of America} after his retirement as soon as he comes back from the conference.

According to the {DEED OF WILL} made by my late client, He wrote {DEED OF WILL} that if anything should happen to him, That I should make sure I locate any of his family member. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since your name relates to his name (THORNE) my late clients name. I agree to pay you 45% of the fund as the account owner, 55% for me and ot her officials in my Chambers.

Please do provide the following information for the application processing.
1. Your full name:
2. Your complete mailing house address:
3. Occupation:
4. Phone number for verbal explanation:
5. Age (Date of Birth):

All this information will enable me write an application to the finance institution on your behalf and present you to the bank as the real next of kin to my late client. All required is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business successfully. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.

Julian Thorne was a very good man and it will not be wise to see all his hard earned wealth to be confiscated by some shrewd directors and executives of the finance house, their Banking policies.

PLEASE NOTE THAT: ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO MY ALTERNATIVE MAIL BOX m.archeresq@yahoo.co.uk.  
 
Thank you and God bless.
Michael Archer.


Michael Archer (ESQ).
20 King Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 8JB
United Kingdom



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