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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: Mehernosh Kapadia <kapadiamehernosh@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: mehernoshkap4u@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Dear!!!!!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kapadiamehernosh@rocketmail.com



- I am Mr. Mehernosh Kapadia, (Gen. Accounts Manager), of ICICI Bank (UK) Frankfurt Branch. I have an important business proposition for you. On December 15th, 2000, a Russian contractor with the British Petroleum co-corporation,in United Kingdom ,Mr. Bill smith carig made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$ 17,350,000.00 (Seventeen Million Three Hundred Hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the British Petroleum co-corporation that Mr.Bill smith carig died on plane crash while returning to his country for a business meeting' further investigation', I found out that he died without making a WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Bill smith carig did not declare a!
ny kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$ 17,350,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to inheritance Laws of the United Kingdom, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Local Government Authorities here in Frankfurt , United Kingdom, if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Bill smith carig, so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your :Full Name: Address: Phone Number. An Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney !
for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction . There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and with my position as the Manager with my bank will guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately to my private email box : willisweethold@yahoo.co.uk BEST REGARDS


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