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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: Martins David <martinsdavid32@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:40:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.




  

FROM THE DESK OF
MARTINS DAVID LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
56 JALAN RAJA CHULAN
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA


Attention Please,


Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my  law firm, Martins David Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.


My name is Advocate Martins David (Esq.) A personal attorney to my late client, Mr. Philip Ted who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, Mr. Philip Ted is a well known Philanthropist before he died, and he made a Wheel in my law firm stating that $9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars only, and it should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside.


My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry of justice, The Attorney General of Malaysia and the Bank where the money was deposited by my late client Mr. Philip Ted, and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this (Wheel) I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary of this Wheel within two weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here in country Malaysia.


It is my utmost desire to execute the Wheel of my late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start process of transferring this money to any of your designated official bank account; please your urgent respond is needed because the Bank has given us a date limit.


CONGRATULATIONS.
Advocate Martins David
Attorney-at-Law. 

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