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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: "barr anumudu" <barranumudu08@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:38:18 +0200
Subject: next of kin


Barrister.ANUMUDU & CO;CHAMBERS
10TH FLOOR;LE SACRE COUR VILLA
207 AVENUE HOUPHET BOIGNY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
(barranumudu_1@live.fr)

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister.Anumudu , a solicitor.Am the personal attorney to
Engr.Carrier.A.national of your country, possibly Could be your brother, who
used to Work with Oando Petroleum Development Company [West Africa] Cotonou
Branch hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.In 2003,my client, his
wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash in a village
called Adjarra near Porto Novou after take off from Cotonou here in Benin
Republic.It was unfortunate that my client and his family all lost their
lives in the crash.For more on the plane crash logon to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm


Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy here in Cotonou and
Porto Novou to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also
prove unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track his last name over the internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated,
frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were
lodged.PARTICULARLY,THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INTERNATIONAL where the
deceased had an account valued at about TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS US25.5M.


The Management has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the
account frozen within the next twenty Official working 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 USD25.5 M 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 back up any
claim we may make.And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not
Wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.I am waiting your urgent reply.Through this my private
email address:(barranumudu_1@live.fr)


Barrister.Anumudu

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