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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: "Mr.John Tugwell,NATWEST BANK" <mrjohn.tugwell@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tugwellmrjohn@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 12:35:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From; mr.J.Tugwell,

From; mr.J.Tugwell,

I am mr.J.Tugwell from Harlsden, North West London, here in England. I
work with NatWest Bank Corporation London. I am writing you from my office
that will be of an immense benefit to both of us. In my department, being
the chief executive and chairman - Nota Bene, I discovered an abandoned
sum of £15, 000.000.00 (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds) in an
account that belongs to one of our foreign customers (Late Mr. Terry Ryan)
an American who unfortunately lost his life and family, in the United
Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in southwest Pennsylvania in September
11, 2001.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction,
and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of
the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I
personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will
Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
£15 Million Pounds can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40%
to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up this claim we are making. All I need is to fill in your names to
the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please provide me the following: as we have 7 days to run it through. This
is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name
2. Your Mobile phone Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Your Age:

This information will enable me to upload your data into our bank database
to reflect in the bank network system that you are the named next of
kin/will beneficiary of this fund, and I will guide you on how to open
communication with the bank and make the claims for onward transfer of the
funds to your bank account in your country, please note that we have few
days to carry out this deal, Your kind and rapid response will be highly
appreciated.


Regards,
Mr.John Tugwell,
Mobile Number:+447024065674.
PRIVATE EMAIL; tugwellmrjohn@yahoo.com


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