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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 Daniel Kelly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brtdanielkelly@yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:47:38 -0500
Subject: Re:Attention

Barrister Daniel Kelly
Principal Partner Daniel Legal Counselors.
Lome-Togo.

Attn,

I am sorry for the unusual approach that I have contacted you. This is an official legal notice of an unclaimed fund left by your deceased relative,Whose life was relinquished in an airliner crash of 25th December 2003 my client,his wife and three children were involved in the Benin Airways flight air crash with registration number(141-UTA) which departed from a village called Adjarra near Porto Nouvo in Benin Republic to destination Lome where nobody survived.

I would be great full if you would allow me to send you details of this opportunity that I am currently involved in at the moment since i have made several inquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives but has proved unsuccessful.Our beneficiary act laws allows for such claim as far proof ,documents and information about the deceased are presented to
the bank.

As the former legal attorney,confidant to your late relative and witness of fact of the above mentioned subject matter,i hereby solicit for your immediate response and positive committed efforts in this matter to facilitate the fund remittance of total sum $10million.This fund was left behind in a Financial house(bank) by your deceased relative.

Contact me for more voice to voice clarifications through my telephone :00228 931-7670 for more information.As soon as your affirmative response is received,i will subsequently contact you immediately after your positive response to this covenant will and provide you with more details and information's required by law to legally support you for this claim.

N.B.

Kindly reply via my private email address for better understanding ( danielkellytgesq@consultant.com)or (danielkellytgesq@yahoo.com)

May his fragile soul rest in perfect peace,Amen!

Best wishes,

Attorney Daniel
Esq

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