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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: "Barr George Obi Orji Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gog_chambers@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 02:50:30 -0800
Subject: Appointed as Next of kin!!!!

George Obi.
George Chambers,
Plot1221 Howell Crescent,
Victoria Island,Lagos
Nigeria.
 
My Dear Friend,
 
I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my Deceased Client Mr Kenneth,who died in a car crash on the 13th February 2005.The reason for this is to inherit a Contracts Payment Deposits  Account of($10 million) of which the
Deceased left in a Finance Firm.
 
Consequently, I want you to please assist me to inherit the fund into your Account. This  request emerged last week when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention of my Deceases Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they  have tried to
contact him and was unsuccessful).
 
However, there upon I announced his death and protocols observed, I was  mandated (as the deceased's attorney) to provide the Next of Kin to  inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it as "Unclaimed Deposits".Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance
 
Firm, the Next of Kin was among the  dead in the car crash.
 
But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to claim the fund into your Account as you share same last names with the Next of Kin and I have the required Information to execute the transaction  under legal process.  Please
contact me for further information and commencement of the transaction,and I need your full mailing address,your direct  telephone number/Fax number,for this transaction to commence successfully.
 
Be informed that your compensation will be 40% of this fund,while 60%  will be my share. Please it is only trust and honesty to our self will make this claim to work out accordingly,and success will be our achievement at the end of  this transaction.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Barr George Obi Orji Esq
 
 

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