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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: "Philips Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipsedward890@e-mail.ua>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 05:17:07 -0700
Subject: ASSIST,LET GET THIS DONE.

Hello,

How are you doing today? I hope you are doing great.Well I know this message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it is just my urgent need for a foreign partnership due to the last name of this customer that made me to contact you privately,As a matter of fact, there is something here in my hand that requires an urgent attention, advice and suggestion which has been going through and fro my mind? I believe it will be of a good benefit to you and I. I would like to share it with you to know how to go about it. I have got this to handle for years now after the death of one of our customer but never decided because of not have seen someone to trust my secret on. It is an issue that needs a very serious attention and need utmost confidentiality, which can jeopardize my career or reputation if being exposed to the hearing of other people.I have tried all possible best to locate the other family members but all my effort was unproductive. No One has the information’s about this
fund except me and you that

I need your assistance in transferring the sum of (Thirty-Eight million United States Dollars only (US$38 Million), $30milliom was the principal fixed deposited amount and $8million is the accrued interest of the deposited amount for 10 years in our bank by one of our late customer who worked for so many oil firms in and outside this country. And as the bank Chief Account Auditor and the personal account officer to this late customer He entrusted the fund to me with the deposited papers. There i seek for your mutual assistant to legally claim and transfer this fund to you as the next of kin and a relative to the deceased and receive the fund in your custody for our disbursement.

I will send you full details about this fund and on how the business will be executed, which is legal and risk free because the Share holders of our bank has declared that if no relation of the man comes for the claim of the fund after 7 years, which will be due by next year it will be confiscated. Also note that you not being the original next of kin doesn't matter since i have all the papers to present you as the Original next of Kin and after we execute the deal you will receive 40% of the amount once the business is done and the fund gets into your account as the beneficiary. Please do furnish me with YOUR FULL LEGAL NAMES, YOUR FULL HOME AND OFFICE ADDRESS, PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION,CELL AND HOME PHONE NUMBER, OCCUPATION AND COMPANY'S NAME IF ANY.

All these information are to start the processing of the transaction immediately, if you are interested to Assist in recieving this fund in your Account. I would also like to talk to you on your direct cell phone number for more details and explanation.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours Sincerely.

Mr. Philips Edward
Auditor General.

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