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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: "Richard Morgan" <richad0.5@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:22:17 +0200
Subject: Hello...........


Dear Sir/Madam,

I come to you with hope of stopping my endless search for someone honest to
confide in. I am Mr. Richard Morgan an attorney of law with the Mayfair
Chambers in London-Uk, I write you for the purpose of a business transaction
which I believe might interest you. My client Errol Tahaparij who is a
German but Nationalized in Netherland (Holland) and did several business
transactions over here in the Uk with different Oil and Gas company based on
the nature of his job as a Drilling Contractor died in August 19th 2006 as a
result of heart failure.

Two years before his death, he lost his wife to a Skin surgery in India and
he threatened to sue the Hospital to Court, for the death of his wife during
the surgery, but they compensated him with (Three Million United State
Dollars).Within two years before my client death he had deposited the (Three
Million United State Dollars) in an offshore account with a finance company
in Europe and also with the (Thirty Million United State Dollars) of his
over-due contract payment from the HM Treasury.

Late Errol deposited this money in total of (Thirty Three Million United
State Dollars) with the company on January 30th 2005 as a fix deposit for a
period of three years and since I am his attorney and also involve in the
signing of some relevant documents as his witness in the whole transaction
process, the finance company has reached me due to their several
unsuccessful attempt to reach Mr. Errol Tahaparij him self, who unknown to
them is dead.I require strict confidence and confidentiality from you to
work with me in this business transaction.

Kindly let me know if you are willing and interested to do this deal with me
because I will share the total funds with you 60%-40% and I guarantee you
that this deal will be carry out with all legal protocols clearly observed
so as to avoid the both of us from getting into any trouble with the
government of our countries.

Provide me with your details, phone and fax
number..................................,
Occupation:..................................Date of
birth:..................................Contact
address:...................................

Send an email strictly to my private email box: richad0.42@gmail.com

Warm regards,

Richard Morgan.

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