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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. Stephen Daniels" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:11:23 +0100
Subject: Next Of Kin

Attn : Dear Sir/ Ma,


I'm indeed very pleased writing you this e-mail. This might come to you as a surprise but to me it's a breakthrough. By the way, I'm Barrister Stephen Daniels (esq) the personal attorney to the late Engr. Bourey who was the best flight engineer in Cambodia as at 2007 before his death. My client and others on board on the PMTair Flight U4 241 all died in an air crash. Engr. Bourey was unmarried untill his death and he had no families in Cambodia as all efforts to reach any close families all along has been proved abortive. The PMTair Flight U4 241 crashed in the densely forested hills in the south-west of the country due to bad weather conditions. You should visit the website below for more details on this incident.

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/No_survivors_in_Cambodian_air_crash

I've made several enquiries to the Embassies to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved abortive. After these several unsuccessful attempts. I then decided to trace his relatives over the internet. Your email details was the only one that emerged in the results.

I'm contacting you to enable you have the opportunity to stand as the sole relative and benefactor of my late client's funds and property which he has left behind. I can easily convince the bank based on my legal profession that you are the only surviving relation of my late client, otherwise his funds and estate will be confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these deposits were lodged. I will declare to you the total amount available in cash at the bank of my late client in my next email to you. Most importantly, his bank issued me a notice yesterday to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 20 offical working days.

I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so his proceeds of his account can be paid to your account. 80% of the total funds goes to you, 15% will be my legal charges while 5% will be meant for the taxes to be paid to the Cambodian government. I have prepared all necessary legal documents that would be required to back up any claims we may establish. All i require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us get things finalised.

Please email me back the following details :

* Your Full Name ____________________________

* Address ____________________________

* Telephone # / Fax __________________________

* Present Occupation __________________________


I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Yours Sincerely,

Barrister Stephen Daniels (esq ).

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