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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: "Dr. Chris Ofala" <info@drchrisofala.org>
Reply-To: drchrisofala2012@yahoo.ie
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:41:11 -0500
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?You=92re_Inheritance?= Claim

Attention Dear Friend.

After much attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent to
contact you via your e-mail and to notify you finally about your outstanding
compensation payment.

You’re inheritance claim.


This is to notify you that you’re over due inheritance claim with our
commercial bank are to be released to you, via key tested transfer (KTT) wire
transfer to you through our affiliate bank in Europe. It is pertinent to note
that an issue of this magnitude should have commenced with a formal meeting,
but due to the time factor and the urgency this matter requires, please bear
with me for making the initial contact through e-mail.

Mean while, a man with British passport number GBR:4917634703 came to my
office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative to
receive your Funds. Here are his information’s bellows:

Name Mr. Andrew Alex
Bank name: Bank of Scotland.
Bank Address: PO Box 23581
Edinburgh EH1 1WH.
United Kingdom.
Account number: 123456789
Sort Code:123456.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is
from you, so that this office will not be held responsible for paying this
inheritance Funds into the wrong account name. If this man is not your
representative, you are requested to fill and return this information for
verification purposes so that your inheritance claim fund valued USD$10-M
dollars only will be remitted into your nominated bank account. this fund is
as a result of Compensation and contract inheritance on your behalf deposited
by an Iraq Citizen who died during the Iraq war sometime ago and my government
has permitted/authorized that the fund should be transferred to you as the
Beneficiary.

1. Your name:.__________________________________________________
2. Your address:.__________________________________________________
3. Your telephone:.__________________________________________________
5. Age:.___________________________________________________________
6. Sex:.____________________________________________________________
7. Your occupation:.__________________________________________________
8. Your bank details:.__________________________________________________

As soon as we receive the above information's, we shall commence with all
necessary procedures in other to transfer this fund into your bank account
through the office of the director international remittance/foreign operations
who handles all foreign inheritance claim/funds. We shall proceed with the
payment details to the said Mr. Andrew Alex, if we do not hear from you within
the next three working days from today.


Best regards.
Dr. Chris Ofala.
(Foreign payment unit)
Note: all further correspondence/replies should come through this email
address: drchris_ofala2012@yahoo.com.ph

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