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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: "Gary Moris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgarymorris@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:25:19 +0100
Subject: URGENT INFORMATIONS

GARY MORRIS & ASSOCIATE
Solicitors & Legal Practitioners

Dear Sir/Ma,

As mentioned in the subject matter, I have an obscure business interest to share with you. It's understandable that you might be a little apprehensive because you do not know me. I am Gary Morris, a solicitor at law and personal attorney to Mr. David Pearson, a national of your country, who was hereinafter called my client.

My deceased client made some fixed deposit valued (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) $10,500, 000.00, in a Bank here in Nigeria. Upon maturity legal responsibilities, I have been given a deadline mandate by the Bank to provide the next of kin and beneficiary to the fund hence failure to do that, the fund will be confiscated and declaredunserviceable by the Bank and government of Nigeria, regards to this, I have exhaustively made efforts to locate the next of kin/beneficiary, or any relative of my deceased client all to no avail and not successful. My purpose of contacting you is to seek your consent and to present you to the bank as the next of kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund. Since you are foreigner.

MODALITIES;

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successfully, I will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin/beneficiary to the fund interlaid that will enable onward transfer to your local account in your country.
We are going to adopt a legalized method in the whole matter that will protect you from any breach of the law. There is a reward for this project and it is a task worth undertaking.

However, if the proposal does not conform with your Ethics please, do accept my sincere apologies. If on the contrary, could you kindly open a correspondence with me, after which I shall furnish you with more information on this operation, Paraventure you are interested in this proposal do please fill the detailed form below, and please forward all future correspondence to my private email address:mrgarymorris@gmail.com



PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________

Yours Service.
Attorney Gary Morris (Esq.) LLB HART, BL

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