joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER CHUCKS RUBIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chuckrubin11@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:37:42 +0700
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE.

BARRISTER CHUCKS RUBIN  LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
THE  PRINCIPAL PARTNER RUBIN,CHAMBERS
PAM BEACH BUILDING 2nd FLOOR
LOME  TOGO
WEST AFRICA
 
 
ATTN/ PLS
 
I am Barrister Chuck Rubin,a legal practitioner,I am the personal attorney to Engr.Gabriel,a national Of your country, who used to work with Togo Telecommunication Company here in Lome Togo. and he was the principal owner and Director of ATLAS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE Company. here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana and Cotonou in Benin Republic.Herein aftershall be referred to as my client.
 
On the 7th June, 2006, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car
 
accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
 
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my
 
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,
 
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in
 
repartrating the fund valued at US$13.5 million left behind by my client before it gets
 
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm(Banque Atlantique) where this huge
 
amount were deposited.
 
The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
 
confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.
 
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the
 
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,
 
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
 
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and
 
modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back
 
you up for claim.
 
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
 
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
 
any breach of the law.
 
Best Regards,
 
Barrister Chuck Rubin.LLM,LLD,Dipl.AdminRE

Anti-fraud resources: