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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.Eric Peterside" <e.peterside@yahoo.ie>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:29:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM: MR. ERIC PETERSIDE

My name is Mr. Eric Peterside, a British South African. I am a staff of Barclay's bank of London. A Russian Mr. Agravic Chevekov who died two years ago was a customer of this bank and I was his account officer. Mr. Chevekov was operating a coded account with code name Mr. Dan Warrant. I was nice to him and he took me in confidence. I was the only person that knows the secret of Mr. Chevekov in respect to the coded account. I have both the secret code and password of the account.

Mr. Chevekov for reasons best known to him, committed suicide last year due to bad business deals, this is sequel to the suicide note he dropped. Though, before his death, he was complaining bitterly to me that his wife of many years ran away to unknown destination with his only child called Chevekov Jr. and all efforts he has
Made to locate their where about has proved abortive.

Before Mr.Chevekov took his life, he had in the account the sum of Seventeen Million Pounds sterling. Since Mr. Chevekov is dead and no one knows about the existence of the coded account belonging to him, hence he did not use his name nor his address to open the account, I have made up my mind to transfer the money out of Barclay's bank, seeking your assistance and cooperation after which we shall share the fund via percentage we may agree upon.

Looking forward to hear from you after which I will give you guide line on how to go about the transaction, be rest assured of 100% risk free transaction both sides. Hoping that this is the beginning of a good business relationship that will empower our future financially, be kind enough to keep utmost confidentiality of this business if you are not interested to part take

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Eric Peterside

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