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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: Ahmed sule <sahmail009@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:03:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Response


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sahmail009@yahoo.com



- Dear Friend,I feel safe and secured contacting you.I am highly delighted to be in contact with you and sorry for the embarrassment this mail might be to you as we have not met or known each other before.Although, I hate this medium of contact (Internet) but I chose it because it still remain the fastest, most reliable and most secured.My name is Barrister James Brown. I was the Personal Attorney to Late MR.J.HULL an American National, who was a contractor and spent most of his life in my country Lagos, Nigeria . He and his Family were involved in a car accident along Lagos express way and unfortunately lost their lives on the 1st day of October 2000 in Nigeria. Since then I have made several enquiries at the American Embassy to locate any of my late client's extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful, he has no next-of-kin at the time of his death.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since all my effort to trace or locate any member of his family failed me so that y
ou as a foreigner will assist me as my late client's Next-of-Kin in repatriating the Assets and Capital valued at US$15.5 Million left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated by the bank where this huge deposit was lodged.The said bank in London had several times issued me notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the deposit confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my late client's relatives for over two years now, I seek your CONSENT to present you as the Next-of-Kin to my late client, so that the deposit can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for claim. I have all the necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both in the UK, your country and int
ernationally.Awaiting your urgent response.Best regards,Barrister James Brown


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