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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.George Culmer" <investconsult@clarofree.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgeculmer2014@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 10:09:43 -0500
Subject: INVESTMENT PLAN!!


Attention: Sir/Madam,

Dear Partner,

My name is Mr. George Culmer, 48 Years old, an account Officer to Late
Mr. Nelson Mandela; Actually It is very deep touch & sincerity to write
to you in this regard. Please i did not mean to disturb your privacy.
Four days before the death of my client in the hospital Johannesburg, He
instructed me as his trusted account officers to deposit the sum of
Us$15Million (Fifteen Million Dollars) in the Escrow account without No
beneficiary / Will. Then two weeks after the burial ceremony is over, i
contacted the elder daughter Ms. Makaziwe Mandela to reveal her about
his late father's fund in our bank in my branch. Now she narrated to me
in the respect of their family that because of the misunderstanding
going on in their family over her father's wealth & properties, that she
did not want to stand as the rightful beneficiary of the fund, due to
the family popularity in South Africa.

Please view website :
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/03/world/africa/mandela-will/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25386729
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2013/12/pictures-nelson-mandela-burial-2013121513857350119.html

Obviously, she instructed me as a man of a kind to seek for a
trustworthy & sincere person who can stand to assistance as the true
next of kin to claim the said fund out from the bank. Due to my upper
hand in my branch as the Chief Finance Director, i will use my power to
place you as the next of kin to the said fund, and also all the
necessary documentation will be secured in your name to cover you to
claim the fund in my branch as the original inheritor to the said fund,
and to transfer the fund into your personal account in your country as
agreed. Please note that this transaction is absolutely risk-free on
both sides since we are using our positions to facilitate it. All
logistics has been carefully mapped out for a hitch free transaction.

For the sharing modalities: According to Ms. Makaziwe Mandela ,she
narrated to me stated on how the share will be in this investment plan.
40% will be for you for your humble assistance, while 10% will go for
the Charitable homes/ Orphanages homes, and the remaining 50% will kept
for my family, and she stated that the fund will be invested in your
country after the said fund goes into your country in your care.
Please get back to me on my private email address :(
georgeculmer2014@gmail.com)and include your private Tel/fax number &
your contact Email address for ease of communication

Thanks and may God bless you

Mr. George Culmer

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