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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: "Mr Pedro Uba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pedro_uba202@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:35:18 -0700
Subject: BACK WITH YOUR INFORMATION

FROM:MR.PEDRO UBA
MANAGER BILL & EXCHANGE FOREIGN REMITANCE
CHASE SECURITIES & TRUST COMPANY
LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
 
Hello Dear friend, 
I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner and I want you to bear in mind that this is not a hoax mail, But I respectfully insist you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic it will open door for unimaginable financial reward for both of us.
 
I am the Manager of Bill and Exchange at the Foreign Remittance Department in Chase Securities & Trust Company. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US $6.5M Dollars (Six million Five hundred thousand US Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer,known as (Mr.Aaron Carver) Who died along with his entire family in October 1999 in plane crash with Egyptian airline.
 
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the plane clash leaving no body behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the
bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
 
The banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Ten years, the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
 
We agree that 35% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner,in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% will be for me and my colleagues. There after my colleagues and I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
 
Contact me immediately indicating your willingness and also give your direct and confidential fax and phone numbers for the effective communication that this transaction requires.I will furnish you with the procedure and also enlighten you on how the funds will be transfer to you.
 
I will also require your advice in the areas of investment as I plan to establish a business venture with you in your country with my share.Please reply immediately on this my email address for further details.
 
Remember that a business of this nature needs to be kept confidential.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Pedro Uba

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