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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: "OBIAHA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerobiahajames@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:58:16 -0700
Subject: Dear Yang

Dear Yang,

Good day, and how are you today? hope all is well with you.

I am attorney James Obiaha, personal lawyer late Dr M.R, Yang, a citizen of your country, who used to work as a director of the National Societe de Commercialisation des Produits Pétroliers (SONACOP) oil company in the Republic of Togo West Africa. Here and below, should be attributed to my client. On February 14, 2007, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident ghasty, as they were returning from a picnic Valentine Coco Beach. All passengers on the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, including my client driver.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name on the Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they are confiscated or declared unfit by the bank here.

These huge deposits with the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about € 7,5 million. The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now I seek your consent to present you as next of kin of the deceased, since you're the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at € 7.5 million may be paid to you. We discuse our distribution formula, as soon as you have agreed to work with me in this perfect transaction. All I require is your honest co-operation that we see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Meanwhile, I need the following information from you in order to allow us to
proceed in the transaction without further delay;

HERE ARE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION'S :
FIRST NAME:.....................
LAST NAME: .....................
DATE OF BIRTH:................
OCCUPATION:.....................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:.......
CITY: ...........................
COUNTRY:.........................
E-MAIL ADDRESS:..............

Have a wonderful day, I hope to work with you in the perfect deal that is going to change our lives.

I am waiting for your informations in my private email address below : barristerobiahajames@yahoo.fr
This my phone number +22899112702

Regards,
Barr James Obiaha

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