joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mother Laura Robena Herbert <mrslaura200@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: motherlaurarobenaherbert@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:04:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Beloved,Your Interest Would Interest Me Most


Dear Beloved,Your Interest Would Interest Me
Most

I am Mrs.Laura Robena Herbert, a British woman,
suffering from cancerous ailment.I am married to Mr. Frederick Herbert, my
husband worked with Chevron Corporation for twenty years before he died  at the
age of 54 in 5th of January 2008 after a brief illness. Since his death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home due to our
tradition.

My husband and I
prepared a blueprint for establishing a Foundation that would be directed
towards helping the needy in our society. This plan was still in the incubation
stage rearing for activation before the sickness that claimed my husband and now
left me in this debilitating state. My late husband deposited the sum of 12
Million (TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)  with a Finance House Presently
this money is still there I am writing from my sick bed. I am looking for a
credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin.Although we have
not met before, I got your email address on the Internet, and my confidence
reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and reply me
immediately.

Recently, my Doctor
told me that I have limited days to live due to the stroke and cancerous
problems I am suffering from. I have decided to donate this fund to you and want
you to use this gift which comes from my husband's effort to fund the upkeep of
widows and charities worldwide. In other words, you shall utilize 80% of this
money to either fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in our
names: LAURA ROBENA- HERBERT FOUNDATION.

You will have to
assure me that you will act according to my instructions as I have explained
here and to keep this matter confidential till when this fund get to your
custody. I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time the fund will be
transferred into your account, but you should please ensure that the fund is
used as I have stated above. Your interest to executing this assignment for the
sake of the needy globally would interest me most as I am convinced that I have
only few months to stay here on earth.

If this condition is
acceptable by you, please contact me immediately with your :(1) Full Names, (2)
Residential Address,(3)Phone number,(4)Age and(5) country and also your picture.
I shall give you the contact of the finance house. I do not want my husband hard
earned money to be misused. I want you to always pray for me. Note that this
transaction is 100% Legal and Real.

Much Christian
love,
Yours
Sister In The Lord,
Mother Laura Robena Herbert.


Anti-fraud resources: