joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Peterson Emma <petersonemma2@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <emmapetersonesq@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:10:52 +0000
Subject: Good day dear friend


>From The Desk of, Barrister Emma Peterson Chambers,Solicitors, Advocates,
Notary Public & Legal Adviser Maka Plaza, plot 106 Victoria Island
Lagos.

Good Day Friend,

I AM , A LEGAL ADVISER TO THE LATE ENGINEER MR. LOUIS KABIR, WHO DIED
IN AUTO CRASH IN THE YEAR 2009, I CONTACTED YOU FOR THIS FUND LEFT
BEHIND WORTH OF US$14.5MILLION.

This is an abandoned fund that belongs to my client who died along with
his entire family in auto crash few years ago.

Meanwhile I was very fortune to come across the deceased file when
i was arranging the old and abandoned customer's files in other to sign
and submit for an official re-documentation and audit of the year
against 2014. as Bank where my late client deposited this huge
amount(U.B.A BANK), and now the bank have informed me to Present the
next of kin, for claim as it is lawfully if such fund remains unclaimed
till the period of (5)years started from the date when the beneficiary
died, the fund will be transferred into Federal Government treasury
account as an unclaimed fund.

It is not authorized by the rules guiding our Country for a citizen of
Nigeria to make the claim of the fund unless you are a foreigner no
matter the country you from you are qualify to be the next of kin. So I
request of you as a foreigner to apply for the claim, and the transfer
of the fund can take place smoothly into your reliable bank account as
the next of kin to the deceased.

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:-
NAME: __________SURNAME:__________________ SEX: _____ AGE:
______MARITAL:
_______________ COUNTRY: _______CITY: _________ STATE _______ZIP CODE:
_______
CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________ PHONE NO#___________FAX
NO#_________________ OCCUPATION: ______________POSITION: _____________
With these information's from you, I will proceed with this transaction
as the
and present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late ENGINEER
MR. LOUIS KABIR Immediately. I also believe that it is (GOD) who join us
together for this transaction, and I also pray for (GOD) to give us the spirit of been
honest to ourselves till the successful end of this transaction. I wait
for your urgent response.
Contact me immediately
Sincerely yours,
Barrister Emma Peterson

Anti-fraud resources: