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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: "Khalid Hassan" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 12:01:13 -0700
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INQUIRY.

Dear Friend,
 
My name is Mr. Khalid Hassan, a banker in auditing and accounting section of Emirates Bank Dubai UAE. I am contacting you to see if you could partner with me in some lucrative Electronic Transfer deals which could quietly fetch us an average of 17.5 million US dollars. The fund was an estate left behind by our deceased customer Mr. Andreas Schranner who died along with his supposed next of kin in air crash since 31st of July 2000. I do not want the funds to be confiscated by our government or the bank as abandoned deposit due to the account have been inactive for 10 years without any body coming for it. Since I can not in any way stand as the next of kin to the deposit, I am inviting you to play the role so as to release the fund to you as the nearest person to Mr. Andreas Schranner.So this is the reason why I contacted you, incase of more clarification the crash you can visit this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm
 
Regrettably, the UAE government have continued to sit on most of these unclaimed funds ever since as provided by the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries who died interstate (living no wills or visible next of kin). All that is required now is for us to discuss this if you are interested so we can arrange for a possible face-to-face meeting to formalize necessary legal documentations that would govern the deal thereby protecting our respective interests since we are both strangers to each other. 
 
Please be informed that this piece of mail must be a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your response, more elaborate details and information shall be given to you regarding this transaction and also note that you will be entitled to have 50% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to partner with me in this.
 
Kindly get back to me with your comments/position on this e-mail:
 
Anticipating your prompt response.
 
Mr. Khalid Hassan.
 

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