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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: Matthew Hart <daveawilliams61@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mikecgoldhart@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 03:53:09 -0400
Subject: URGENT


My name is Mr. Matthew Hart, a personal assistant to Engr. Kewal Pajpul, an Indian National who was a gold merchant based in London United Kingdom. On the 19th of January 2012, my Boss Engr. Kewal Pajpul, traveled to Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria of West Africa to seal up a contract deal with a Mining firm based in Kano State, but unfortunately he was killed by the coordinated bombing and gun attacks in Kano by the Boko Haram Sect an Islamic religious sect in Nigeria, in which over 100 people were killed on the 20th January 2012, see Nation Newspaper of 21st January 2012 or this website: (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/21/us-nigeria-blast-id USTRE80J1WO20120121) Before his death, he deposited the sum of $18.5M US dollars with the bank meant for the purchase of a gold field. Since his death, the business could not continue which made me to demand back the funds from the bank. Now as a result of the Boko Haram Sect an Islamic religious sect in Nigeria, I resolved not to continue with the purchase of the gold field in Kano and being his personal assistant I have concluded with the bank to move this funds out For investment into your country on a profitable yielding investment. A VIABLE BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
Following to the meeting held on the 3rd of February 2014. The management and board of directors of the Nat west Bank Plc, London. Instructed the bank to release all unclaimed funds still with the bank till date. Now I want to move this amount of $18.5M that is directly in my control, as the bank agreed to release this funds to me being his personal assistant to Late Engr. Kewal Pajpul,Hence I am contacting you right now to receive this $18.5M for our investment in your country. You will be made the true beneficiary of this funds $18.5m with all the legal documents of claim in your name and copies of the documents will be sent to you for your personal perusal.
Therefore you are requested to respond to this message promptly to have this funds move to you Immediately. Furthermore, furnish me with your full name, home/office address, your cell/home phone number, your nationality, age and occupation in your prompt reply. Note that this will be executed within 7 working days
Yours TrulyMr. Matthew Hart.

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