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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: "Barrister Luis Enrique Dancourt Mugaburu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <luismugaburu@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 04:32:32 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal.

Dear Friend,


I am Barrister Luis Enrique Dancourt Mugaburu a solicitor at law, i was the personal attorney to Late Eng. Yusron Fuadi a foreigner who worked with an oil servicing company in Lima, Peru after which will be referred to as my client.


Late Eng. Yusron Fuadi 37 years of age made a fixed deposit of fund valued at USD$22,500,000 (Twenty-Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Only with an Offshore Security Company/Finance Firm in Europe and unfortunately lost his life in an Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 which crashed into the Red Sea early on January 3 shortly after taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all the 135 passengers and 13 crew members aboard and he left no clear beneficiary as
Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the deposit still in my possession.


Reference: http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml


Recently, the governing body of the Security Company/Finance Firm contacted me on this matter, requesting that I should notify the next of kin of my late client to claim the funds but I am yet to locate any Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. I know that my client had no living next of kin because i have made lots of searches to see if i can get in contact with any of his relatives but my searches were fruitless.


In this regards i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my late clients fund since you are a foreigner to claim the funds and avoid confiscation by the Finance Institute.


You and I can share the money equally, you will be entitled to 45% of the total fund for your role as the next of kin/beneficiary of the funds while another 45% for me and the balance 10% will be marked out for expenses that may incur during the clearance and transfer of the funds to your bank account. Be informed that there is no risk involved as all necessary legal documents backing up the legal claims will be procured accordingly.


All I require is your sincerity, honesty, co-operation and utmost Trust to enable us see this deal through, i guarantee a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Contact me via my email below if you feel that you are capable of handling such transaction without betrayal of Trust that i shall repose on you.


Email: mugaburuluis@gmail.com


You may also send your telephone number if necessary so that I can call you.


Do not forget that a transaction of this magnitude require utmost confidentiality and Transparency.


Thank you very much for your understanding and hoping to hear from you soon.


Barrister Luis Enrique Dancourt Mugaburu

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