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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: "robert jones" <robertjones360@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:10:43 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

ATTORNEY Robert Jones
Plot 12 Satellite Town Lagos-Nigeria


Good DAY
I am Barrister Robert Jones (Esq) , I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Henry
E.Antee,a foreigner, who use to work with Jangle Cement Company here in
Nigeria, on the 2nd of Dec. 2003, my client and his wife ,got involved in a
car accident, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet,to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left behind by
my late client
because the bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin.

Particularly, Bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to
claim the contract valued
at about USD 7.5 Million Dollars or have the amount confisicated ,since I
have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over years, now I seek
your conscent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since your a
foreigner and have the same surname so that the proceeds of this account
valued at USD7.5 Million can be paid to you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt
through.I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law of your country and my country too as a
professional legal attorney in the field.

Finally,kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this
transaction,and please do reply me on my private email address:
robertjones360@msn.com .

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barrister Robert Jones (Esq)

Claim as Next of kin to Late Mr.Henry E.Antee


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