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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. Henry Koh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hkoh101@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:49:58 -0000
Subject: It's Urgent...

Good day,

I am Henry Koh Head Operations, of a bank in Malaysia, I got your contact as I was searching for an assistant in your country,I'm sending you this mail to ask if you are able to stand and receive $9,000,000.00 in your account with your name in your country without any problem if it's been wire from Malaysia to you as the next of kin?

My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin. I will use my position in the bank to influence and effect the transfer of the funds to your account,And you will receive the money within few days and we shall share at the ratio: 60:40. What I need from you is your full co operation trust and honestly truth.This sum of US$9,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.the money will revert to the ownership of the Malaysia Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

This is 100% risk free and bank will have knowledge and cannot trace it if the funds move out of the country you as the next of kin.Please if you are interested kindly send the require details of yourself below, they are to fill the form to claim the funds and other requirement would be covered up by me.

Full names of beneficiary
Contact Address
Email
Your current country and residential address
Occupation
Nationality
Age,
sex
marital status
Phone#
If you are interested kindly reply me via this email address: hkoh3@msn.com .... Once I received your details I will immediately process the documentation that will put you in place as next of kin to the funds here in Malaysia.I need your quick response if your are really interested.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Henry Koh

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