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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: "Choi Ja Chan" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:56:32 +0200
Subject: I will be waiting to hear from you soonest.

Choi Ja Chan 1505 West Lake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 Tel/Fax: 1-202 407 7234. I chose to reach you through (Internet) because it is the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is UN-official but private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am Choi Ja Chan of the TAIWAN SHIN KONG COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATION, 1505 West Lake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and Legal department of our bank in a recently recommended that the account of MR. DAVID ANGELL, who was one of my branch depositors, be declared Dormant, confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to American Banking and financial law. Mr. David Angell and the wife died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11, 2001 incident that befell the United States of America . The bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can confirm through this site: MR. DAVID ANGELL is an account holder in my branch; he owns a dollar account with the sum of 58.2M (Fifty Eight Million, two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim, this is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me. The wife whom he signed in as his next of kin died with him on that unfaithful sad day. This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased; I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the funds, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly on how we should handle it. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. come and i will give you more details. I will be waiting to hear from you soonest. Choi Ja Chan TAIWAN SHIN KONG COMMERCIAL BANK C0RPORATION

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