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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. Stuart E. Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stuartebrown01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:50:05 +0100
Subject: Please Respond Asap

Dear Sir/Madam,

Iam contacting you in respect of my late client, Mr. Roger D. Buack. The former regional
contractor with Rukky Oil and Gas Limited. He died in an auto crash on May 4th, 2006 with his
wife and two children. Before his death, he deposited the sum of US$12.5M (Twelve Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his account with World bank, London. All
my efforts to locate his legitimate relations or next of kin as his lawyer since he died has been
unsuccessful as he did not mention any in all the documents he tendered to my chambers.

As his attorney, I have been mandated by the management of the bank to present the beneficiary
next of kin to late Mr. Roger Buack within fourteen (14) banking days or the fund will be reverted
to the banks treasury as unclaimed deposit. It is on the strength of this mandate that I solicit for
your permission by using your name as the beneficiary next of kin to late Mr. Buack to transfer this
money into your bank account before the time elapses. I have all the legal documents that can be
used to back up this claim in your favour and protect you from any breach of the law.

You will be compensated with 30% of this fund for your assistance, 20% will be set aside for expenses
that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while you keep 50% safely for me. This transaction
is risk free, strictly private and must be treated with utmost confidentiality. Please contact me through
the above email address with your telephone and fax numbers indicating your acceptance of this offer.
Further informations regarding this transaction will be communicated to you on receipt of your response.

Sincerely yours,
Barrister Stuart E. Brown

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