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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: Dave D Morgan <davedmorgan00@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:44:16 +0700
Subject: FROM MR DAVE




Dear Sir/Madam,

I have an urgent and important issue to discuss with you because I know it will profit both of us and our families together. On June 6, 2006, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with QATAR GAS Corporation of QATAR, Mr. Abdel Aziz Mustafa, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at (Twenty Two Million Three Hundred thousand Dollars) in my Bank branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Crude Oil and gas Export Corporation that Mr. Abdel Aziz Mustafa, died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Mr. Abdel Aziz Mustafa, did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum of ($22,300,000.00) is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Abdel Aziz Mustafa, so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. Please send me an email with further information about yourself before we proceed further. Awaiting your urgent reply via my personal email: (davemorgan00@diplomats.com)

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Dave Morgan.

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