joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Kingsley Frank" <barrkfrank003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerkfrank@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:24:24 +0100
Subject: Urgent Response Needed!!!

Barrister Kingsley Frank
solicitor at law,
Lagos,federal Republic of Nigeria
 
ATTENTION : Sir/Madam,
 
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it
because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication which this business demands. However,this my mail is unofficial
but private, and it should be treated as such,I also guarantee you that
this deal is hitch free from all what you may have heard or think of it.
 
I am Barrister Kingsley Frank a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.John Marquez, a national of your country, who used
to work with an indeginous company here in Nigeria, Here in after
shall be referred to as my client.

On the 4th of may 2002,my client, his wife And their three children
were involved in a plane crash in kano the northern part of nigeria,
All occupants of the planeunfortunately lost there lives for more details
of this click this link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm.
 
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for a reliable foreigner whom i will
present to the bank as the next of kin to my late client, hence I contacted you.
If you will be willing to assist me, i will backup your claims, with the
relivant documents which will necessitate the release of the fund to you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
USD$15.5 million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the funds confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a
year. Now I Seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since he is a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at USD$15.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
I can share the money 40-60.
 
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through and I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law also i will like
you to know that this transaction involves money which i will take care of
the greater portion of the expenses also i have the back up of the  economic
and financial crime comission the body in charge of financial crimes in my
country incase of misunderstanding or in cases you are not certisfied .
 
PLEASE ON YOUR REPLY.DO SEND ME OR FILL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW
AND SEND please also note that with out this information you should not
reply my mail also NOTE (if this may look offensive to you due to the
remarkable information you have recieved through this medium or the
internet i apologise for that,  dont border to reply)
 
1.NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4. AGE:______
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX :_______________
8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL , IF ANY.___________
9. STATE:__________________________________
10. COUNTRY________________________________
 
It is very important you reply me via my
personla e-mail : barristerkfrank@yahoo.co.uk
I hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Barrister Kingsley Frank.



Don't just search. Find. MSN Search Check out the new MSN Search!

Anti-fraud resources: