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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: jonasbadou <jonasbadou@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:43:00 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Greetings Dear Friend,




Dear Friend ,

How are you today? Hope fine, Please forgive me for this unusual manner of contacting you, My name is Advocate Jonas Badou, a legal practitioner here in Cotonou-Benin Republic, I am the personal Attorney to one Engr. Peter Nepal, a Nationality of your country, Who died along with his entire family on a car accident here on Friday, April 21st 2008.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace over the Internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I came across your contact, As it may interest you, My Client deposited the sum of $5.2Musd( Five million Two hundred thousand United states dollars) with a bank here.

Being the personal Attorney of the decease, the institution has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/beneficiary or else they will declare the account unserviceable and thereby forfeit the funds to the institution treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I hereby seek your consent (with due respect and honour) to present you as the next of kin to my client.

Although l did not know if you are related to him But l am ready and willing to present you to the bank as the next of kin or relation to my client for safety and subsequent disbursement as nobody has come for the fund so that the fund will be paid to you as the next of kin to my client, After the money is paid to you we will then share it 50/50.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Further details shall be given to you upon your positive response. Anticipating having your consent;

I will need the following information from you:

Your Full Name ====
Home Address ====
Your Age ====
Your Occupation ===
Your Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication.

Yours Faithfully,
Advocate Jonas Badou.

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