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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: "Barr. Zaid Ibrahim" <mrs.cladan9@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:39:21 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE THE LUCK ONE



ZAID IBRAHIM & ASSOCIATES
Address: Level 19 Menara Milenium,
Jalan Damanlela, Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50490 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia.
Tel: +60)-176157617
Office: zaidibrahim@consultant.com

Your e-mail address was selected in a random draw conducted by we Law firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Associate Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. My name is Barr.Zaid Ibrahim, One of the personal international Attorney to late Muammar Gaddafi the Ex Libyan Military President. Muammar Gaddafi a well known Philanthropist, who died along side with his son during the Libyan Uprising before he died, He made a WILL in our law firm stating that the sum of $9M (Nine Million United State Dollars Only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside Malaysia to help the poor. The Fund was deposited here in one of Malaysian Bank.

We have made a random draw and your e-mail address was selected as the beneficiary to this WILL. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this WILL within three weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury box according to Malaysian Laws. It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of my late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official bank account.

I here by urge you to contact me immediately for further details.
Best Regards,
Barr.Zaid Ibrahim

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