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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: "PAUL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pph6679@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:33:34 -0000
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST

Castle & AndersonSeg
Chambers, 11 New Square
London
WC2A 3QB
November 2010




I am Paul Anderson a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Lawyer to a National of your Country, who has lived in United Kingdom for

the past five years, and whom herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 25th April 2008, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a fatal car accident. All occupants of the

vehicle unfortunately lost their lives; my client was one of them. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to

locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and

properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge

deposits were lodged. The Bank where the deceased had an account valued at £ 6,000,000 Six million Pounds

has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1 year now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin

of the deceased. The proceeds of this account valued at £ 6,000,000 Six million Pounds will be paid to you, as my client’s

Next of Kin, and we will share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claims as the

deceased Next of Kin will be provided.

Please get in touch with me through my email address or phone below, to enable us discuss further about this transaction. Your

utmost confidentiality is needed for the execution of this transaction


Best Regards,


Barrister Paul Anderson





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