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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: George Adam <marpgo44@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 05:05:04 -0500
Subject: PRESENTING YOU AS NEXT OF KIN. I APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

ATTENTION: PRESENTING YOU AS NEXT OF KIN. I APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.


I am Barr.George Adam. An Attorney at law based in London, and am a
solicitor to Mr Andreas Schranner a German who worked at Mount
Resources Ltd, a geologist by profession who died in AF4590 crash
since 2000 along side with his entire family (wife Maria,their
daughter Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children Katha
rina 8, and Maximilian 10).Confirm this from the website below which
was published on BBC news WEBSITE.

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I decided to contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust
and confidence to assist in distributing the funds left behind by my
client. The deceased had a deposit of ($18.5m Million) which I helped
him to open in one of the leading banks here in London two years
before his death. Being his attorney here, his Bank has issued me a
notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary, otherwise the
account would be CONFISCATED since nobody has come forward to lay
claims on the money since his death.

My search for his relative was not successful and My proposition to
you is to seek your consent to present you as a relative/next-of-kin
and beneficiary of my client, so that the proceeds of this account
could be paid to you and we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon ration of compensating you with $4.5m out of the total
funds $18.5m. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's
next-of-kin will be provided, All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this transaction through. Hence you are requested to
forward your personal information including direct Phone or Cell Phone
Number, your address, nationality, occupation/profile and your age.
This will enable me move this funds to you within 5 working days of
your compliance to meet the mandate as scheduled in the bank.

This transaction 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 must
use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence
to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your
decision, while I await your prompt response. Alternative email:
mileypgo44@gmail.com

Best regards,

George Adam.Esq

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