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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: Harry Okoko <herryokoko1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imffund_unit@live.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 10:47:12 +0100
Subject: Urgent Assistance


Dear Sir/Madam,

I know this might come to you as a surprise since you don’t know me and we
have never met before, but it was burn out of my desire of good business of
mutual understanding that can go between us if properly treated with better
understanding. I contacted you after due diligence on your profile and
personality

I am Harry Okokomaiko a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Daniel A.Overman, a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria
for the past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my
client.

In April 2005, my client, was involved in a fatal car accident.. All
occupants of the vehicle lost their lives, my client was one of them.I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating most specially, the money left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Wema Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about $14.7 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of
kin, or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as
the Next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $14.7 million dollars can be paid to you,as my clients Next of Kin, and
then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will
be provided. All I require is your cooperation to enable us see this deal
through and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law if you are
willing to help in this claim Please get back to me with the below
information to enable us proceed.

YOUR FULL NAME_________________
YOUR ADDRESS___________________
YOUR OCCUPATION________________
YOUR AGE_________________________
YOUR DIRECT TEL NUMBER_________

Best Regards,
Harry Okokomaiko.

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