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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: =?UTF-8?B?ImtldmluIEdyZWdvcml1cyI=?= <petermark@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Kevin Gregorius, personal attorney to Late A= ndreas Schranner. I came to you in my private search for a reliable person = to handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money h= ence; you will be presented as the next of kin to the deceased.

The P= roposition: My late client Andreas Schranner who died on 25th July 2000 abo= ard AF4590 which crashed into the Hotelissimo with all 109 people on board = and five who died on the ground when the plane crashed, while returning fro= m his country from a business trip. He deposited a huge sum of money with a= financial institute here in Togo worth US$12.5 Million; having heard of th= e tragic incident involving late Andreas Schranner and his family, the fina= ncial institution now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable effort= s have been made by the financial institution through Togo Apex Bank manage= ment and myself to get in touch with any of his family's but I personally f= ound out that he died with his wife Maria who was 62, their daughter Andrea= Eich who was 38, her husband Christian who was 57, and their children Kath= arina who was 8 and Maximilian who was 10, all died in the crash.

The= only name of next of kin given to me by Andreas Schranner unfortunately wa= s with him in the same flight that crashed. I'm taking this advantage in or= der to better my life and that of my family; I now decided to seek your per= mission to have you stand as next of kin to late Andreas Schranner, so that= the money is released to you as the next of kin. All documents and proves = to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by me as the attor= ney and will ensure that all legal documents are processed in your favor be= cause he gave me the certificate of deposit before his death. You can take = time and verify from the website as shown herein for confirmation of the cr= ash,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I am as= suring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk = free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for us. The shari= ng of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total s= um will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this tra= nsaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement = of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up w= ith the process. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly reply me imm= ediately you get this mail through this email address: kevingregorius1@outl= ook.com.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Kevin Gregorius.





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