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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: "Jacques Scott" <jackscott1@cantv.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:20:27 -0430
Subject: seeking for your maximum cooperation

Dear Friend

Hope all is well with you and your family,  I am  Mr. Jacques Scott, a banker.  We had  unfinished transaction of $16million dollars; due to some logistics, we could not finish it up.

I want to bring to your notice that, there was a executive board meeting held in our office on 28th of October 2009, in regards of unclaimed funds. The issue of this $16million  fund was among the agenda of the meetings. I made the executive board members to understand that the late depositor's next of kin/partner has filed application for claims but due to logistics attachment, the application was not full process.

The board members made it clear to me that, if the fund remain unclaims till  27th December 2009, the same fund will be plug back to the bank treasure as unclaimed fund.

Based on the out come of the meeting and mandate of the board of executive, I seek  alternative way to divert the  fund . I successfully facilitate to dislodge the fund from our  bank, now the said fund is deposited  in a financial firm  in Asia Region  . The fund has been aproved to remitte to the beneficiary next of kin.  Hence I seek your consent to  present you as beneficiary/next of kin so that you will claim the funds for our own benefit.

I want you to understand that our sharing ratio will be  50/50  there is no risk, involve in receiving this money, everything is legitimate and legal.

To help us conclude with this swift remittance, I want you to reconfirm your contact information

1. Full names
2. Home/office address 
3. Occupation 
4. Tel/fax number
5. Age.

I expect you to be  trustworthy and kind enough to respond positively to my INQUIRY.

Sincerely Yours
Jacques Scott

 

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