joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Blanco" <blanco0123@me.by>
Reply-To: rbrobertblanco@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:46:58 +0100
Subject: LEGAL APPOINTMENT AS NEXT OF KIN


My Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Robert Blanco I am a senior partner (Attorney) in the firm of
Robert Blanco Consults Inc: Private Investigators, Security Consultants and
Financial Managers. We are conducting a standard process
Investigation/Recommendation on behalf of African Development Bank(ADB), The
African Continental Banking Conglomerate.

This investigation involves a client who shares the same surname with you
and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at
ADB Gold Account, the Private Banking arm of ADB. The ADB Private Banking
client died intestate and nominated no successor in title over the
investments made with the bank amounting to over US9.5 Million (Nine
Million, Five hundred thousand Dollars). The essence of this communication
with you is to request that you provide uinformation/comments on any or all
of the four issues as regards nominating you to inherit the fund left behind
by this client.

You are therefore being contacted to be legally nominated as next of kin
(inheritor) to this client after all enquiries and investigation has yielded
results showing that there is no known next of kin. You are required
therefore to answer this questions to enable us make our recommendation.

1-Are you aware of any relative/relation born on the 2nd of February 1951 ,
who shares your same surname whose last known contact address was West
Africa ?

2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a
person at the Private Banking Division of ADB Bank PLC?

3-Can you confirm your willingness to accept this inheritance if you are
legally and legitimately nominated and approved to stand as inheritor to
this huge investment in regards to the bank account with ADB?


4-Would you agree to donate part of this inheritance to charity if you are
officially approved to stand as the inheritor?

It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with
this personality or and your interest towards the issues mentioned.

You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more
detailed information at this point. Please respond to this mail as soon as
possible to afford us the opportunity to provide you with more information
on this investigation and recommendation.

Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.


Mr. Robert Blanco
Robert Blanco Consults Inc

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam