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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: "Lawrence Anga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrence_anga@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:12:32 +0800
Subject: Re: Treat Urgently!!!:

AELEX CHAMBERS
AELEX ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS
Address:
7th Floor Marble House,
1,Rain Tree Road,
58600 Ampang,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

Good Day,

INHERITANCE CLAIM:

I am Mr. Lawrence Anga, an attorney at law. I write you in respect of a deceased client of mine, A Veteran who lived many years in my country before his sudden death in a plane crash [Gulf Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers on board on August 23, 2000. And for your perusal you can view this web site http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of –kin and beneficiary of the funds left behind by my late client, since you share same last name with him before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at Fourteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ( US$14.8million dollars) is lodged.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated and he had no family here, and left no trace for any of his possible family members.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.


Regards,

LAWRENCE ANGA

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