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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: "Full Name" <barrabingangadinlaw0@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 04:02:15 -0400
Subject: URGENT REPLY

>From the office of Rabin Gangadin Law Chambers
Office Address: Light Zone Accra Ghana.
Tel:+233-231-365039
Reply direct to my e-mail: bar.rabingangadinlawchamber@consultant.com

Dear Friend,
Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, Barrister Rabin Gangadin, A personal attorney to my late client Joseph Michael Alfredo, who worked with RABOTEC GHANA LIMITED. firm in ACCRA, Accra Ghana here, Mr. Joseph Michael Alfredo, a well known Philanthropist Venezuela Citizen Nationalize in Ghana here, before he died, he made a WILL in my Law firm stating that One Million Ghana Cedi 1,000,000.00 Ghanaian Cedi currency converter in United State Dollars $331,951.13 US Dollar (Three hundred and thirty one thousand, nine hundred, fifty one Dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas.

We have made a random draw and your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this WILL. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing to my Law firm to produce the beneficiary of this WILL within two weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here.

It is my utmost desire as a personal attorney to my late client Mr. Joseph Michael Alfredo to execute the Will of our late client.

You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit. Please contact me urgently.

Below is requirement i need from you.
(1) Full name
(2) Nationality
(3) Religion
(4) Mobile phone and House number
(5) Sex
(6) Age
(7) Occupation

Urgent Reply
Barrister Rabin Gangadin
Tel +233-231-365039

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