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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.Sockman Woodgate" <paulralph@khalsa.com>
Reply-To: s.woodgate@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 02:28:35 -0800
Subject: Urgent Reply.

Dear Friend,
I would like to introduce myself first . My name is Mr. Sockman
Woodgate, the personal lawyer of my deceased client Mr. Norbert ......
Mr. Norbert ..... worked as a private businessman in the international
arena . In 2009, my client died in a car accident . My client was
single and childless . He left a fortune worth $ 9,255,000 ( Nine
Million Two Hundred Fifty-five thousand American dollars ) . Which is
in charge of the relevant bank. The bank has given me that I have to
imagine a legal heirs , beneficiaries. After more research, I did not
receive any helpful information about the relatives of my late client.
For this reason I wrote to you since you have the same last name .
I need your consent and cooperation to introduce you as the
beneficiary. All my efforts were unsuccessful relatives of my late
client . Consequently, I would suggested to divide the assets , you
get 35 % percent of the investment and 50 % percent would then I am
entitled to . 10% percent will be donated to Non-profit organizations
, while 5% percent is set aside for reasonable expenses , expense
allowance in the International area .
All necessary documents contain , mutatis mutandis, the certificate of
origin , in order thus to avoid the questions by the bank . The
requested documents are legally certified and that you need for the
procedure. The property contains no criminal origin. The process is
carried out properly without complications , the money transfer is
completed lawfully .
All I need from you is your trust and good cooperation . Please
contact me in private e- mail address: - . The proposed transaction is
legal and is in no way in conflict with the law .

Sincerely yours
Sockman Woodgate

Contact me in this private email: s.woodgate@outlook.com

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