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: "H Hassan" <hhassan@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: hmd_san@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 01:30:51 +0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


Dear friend,

This is my second letter to you, my name is Barr.Hamed Hassan, I
received a letter from a bank here requesting for the next of kin to my
deceased client.
The Letter stated that he made fixed deposit of some amount of money last
three years before his death.

The bank is aware of his death, though he was notmarried, but did not leave
a "WILL" nor Specified next of kin, the bank is anticipating someone with
prove to come along for claims. As it is, no one canput up claims except
someone with authority referred from my office.
All efforts to get his family relatives have been abortive.

I solicit that you allow me introduce you as his relative since I can not
get his real family relative/next of kin. He was aged 56. He lived and
worked here as a foreigner.
Kindly let me know if you are interested so that I can give you further
details and certain other modalities to enable you contact the bank for
release of the funds to you. I have spoken with the bank manager on this
matter extensively and he is waiting for introduction to the bank according
to his directives.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you and i from any breach of the law and will brief you on the
details upon your response.
Be this as it may,in your response kindly forward:
1.Your Full Names
2.Your Telephone number for easy and official conversation.
3. Your age as well as your occupation
4. Current contact address.
Please if you are interested in this REPLY URGENTLY through my private
email:hmd_san@katamail.com <email%3Ahmd_san@katamail.com>
Thanks,
Hamed Hassan.

Anti-fraud resources: