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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: susan parker <susanparker1976@live.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:41:11 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION


Dear Sir



My name is Barrister Fred Jonathan a legal practitioner at the Infinity
Chambers Inc my interest

for writing you this message is to introduce a business to you which I
understand will bring

smiles to your face if you accept my offer and well executed.



I represent a woman from the united states of America who is a engineer
here in African State

before her untimely demise , she is named Ms Ruby Vinson Dean after her
demise three years ago I

made all effort to contact her relatives or close allies but unfortunately
all my effort was

abortive.



My client late Ms Ruby Vinson Dean has a deposit valued at US$4.85 million
with a reputable

vault services company here and during the deposit process with my
assistance then we are able

to use a diplomatic status deposit system where the company holding the
pouch in their vault has

no idea what the content of the pouch is, therefore the details of her
funds is now known to you

and myself only.



I am contacting you with the hope that we can do this business together, i
need your help to

receive, accommodate or lodge the funds in a banking system and utilize the
funds for genuine

and profitable business in your country, please do understand that the
entire business will be

carried out in legal way in such that it wouldn’t jeopardize your name and
life.



I am offering you the sum of 20% of the total sum as compensatioif you
willing and agree to

handle the business the 20% is compensation for this unusual request
because I understand that a

lot of compromise and maneuvers must be done from your side in order to
accommodate and convert

the funds to investment in your country. I want this to be done discretely,
also I will like to

know the kind of investment you are willing to venture into with the 80% of
the funds on a 5

years period.



If this proposal interests you, please respond by providing me your details
as listed below.

FULL NAME
FULL ADDRESS
OCCUPATION
ID COPY/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY
MARITAL STATUS
PHONE HOME/OFFICE

Once you send me above details i will proceed to obtain a change of
ownership document from the

law court here and i will present you to the Firm as my late client
beneficiary and next of kin.

I will provide you with full detail involved in executions of the
transaction.


I am hoping that we will do good business together.



Yours Faithfully.
Mr. Fred Jonathan (Esq)

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