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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 uwalaka <john_uwalaka2014@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnuwalaka644@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:59:02 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN/Attn:Sima



Mr.John Uwalaka.Lagos NigeriaEmail:
ATTN:Sima
I am Mr.John Uwalaka,the personal Secretary to Mr.David Sima , a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company. On the 21st of April 2000, Mr David, his wife and their only child were involved in a car accident along Lagos- Ibadan express Road and all of them died. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of his extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by Mr.David before the security company where he deposited the money could confisicate or declare it unserviceable.Particularly,the security company where the deceased had an account valued at about 10.5million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen business days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at 10.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we might make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this Business through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law,hence the business is 100% risk free.
Please get in touch with me immediately to enable us discuss this further and I will let you know what and what to do for action to commence.
It shall be well with you.
Best regards,
John Uwalaka.

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