joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Vander <danvanders@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:39:04 +0200
Subject: Thanks


From: Mr. Daniel Vander
Manager A. C. G. SECURITY& FINANCIAL SERVICES,
Republic of South Africa,
Greetings to you and your family. I am Mr. Daniel Vander, Manager of the above stated Private Security Company situated here in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. One of our foreign client`s, Mr. Alan Williams who died along with his entire family in a plane crash some years ago leaves behind Capital amount USD$6.5M (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only in our Co-operate Financial Institution where I work. In view of this, nobody could claim this fund .You can view the link below for more details:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tanzania/1501084/Tycoon-dies-with-family-in-Tanzania-safari-plane-crash.html
All i need is for me to put you forward as the next of kin to secure release and transfer of the fund. It will be my responsibility to do the clearance in line with the Banking procedures on third party claim for the release and transfer of the money to your nominated account. Thereafter, I shall visit your country for us to share the money according to the agreed percentage. Please if you are interested and capable; kindly send me your details Full Names, Address, Age, Occupation, and direct Telephone number to enable me do the needful. I Shall explain the procedure once i hear from you.
Cordially,
Mr. Daniel Vander
(MANAGER A. C. G. SECURITY& FINANCIAL SERVICES)

Anti-fraud resources: