joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Umar Onuson <barristerumaronuson@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:34:28 -0700
Subject: Next of Kin

Attention: Sir/ Madam,
With all due respect, I'm Barrister Umar
Onuson , personal attorney to Engr. Franklin a foreign expatriate who
worked for a Telecommunication Company here in Nigeria. My client died
along with the entire family in a bomb blast which happened at Nyanya
express way on April 20th, 2014.

My late client left a total sum of ($4,800,000.00) in his bank account
here I have a document related to this account, I decided to contact
you because you bear the same surname with him which is the reason I
want to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin/heir
apparent to inherit his estate.
As it stands if his estate is not claimed before next quarter of this
financial year it will be turned over to the Government treasury as I
have been notify as his personal by the domicile bank last week.

Be rest assure that this transaction is 100% risk free as an attorney
at law every aspect of this transaction will be executed within the
ambit of inheritance law of this country. If you are capable to work
out this transaction with me plea, as I do not feel comfortable
discussing this transaction freely through Face book;

1, Private electronic email address:
2, Full Name:
3, Postal Address:
4, Profession:
5, Marital Statue:
6. Date of Birth:
7. Mobil phone#

The above details will enable me prepare a legal frame work to imitate
inheritance process at the High Court of Justice to secure legal
approval in your name as the heir to the deceased to inherit his
estate. As his personal attorney I can assure a hitch free legal
process to secure Judicial Authorization of this estate in your name.

Upon successful execution of this transaction we shall have the
account precede shared 50/50% equal after expenses we might incur in
the process. Please NOTE; if this proposal does not interest you or
not capable of handling it, kindly deletes it and forget about this
offer because it's not a joke neither a child's play. I shall be
expecting your call or prompt response to this mail.


Sincerely
Barrister Umar Onuson
Tel: +234 8070517550

Anti-fraud resources: