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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: "Mark Pytosh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markpy77@qip.ru>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:32:56 +0100
Subject: Greetings to You & Your F­amily

MARK PYTOSH
Apt 32 , King Edward VI Avenue,
Cardiff, South Glam CF10 3NS .
SCOTLAND.

Date: April, 21st 2015.


For your kind attention.


It is my pleasure to contact you after satisfactory appraisal and acceptance of your proven credential having obtained your contact information from our chamber of commerce. I am Mr. Mark Pytosh, a personal assistant to a renowned broker in Hong kong, Following an opportunity in his office , I have a proposition I want to share with you as directed by my principle, that will be of immense benefit to both of us.


A renowned estate developer and one of the richest woman in Hong Kong, Late Mrs. Nina Wang, had an investment portfolio for a period of 2 years which had a significant growth during this period. Prior to the maturity of the said deposit, Sadly, Mrs. Nina Wang died of cancer in April 2007 and upon maturity, a routine notification was sent to her forwarding address but without responses. Another reminder was sent from my desk and I discovered that the fund was deposited by her without informing members of her immediate family, as this is peculiar to high profiled individuals as a safety precaution. No next of kin was declared in her official papers including the paper work of her bank deposit, she had confided in me that no one except me knew of her deposit as the funds was part of profits from a Gemstone sale in the Dubai.


The funds are in our possession, lifeless and unnoticed having been moved out to a security Vault in the UK by a team of financial auditors with whom I have been working with over the years on this subject because there will never be a claim on the funds. All material documents and certificates relating to the funds are also in my custody. I was able to secure the release and processing documents via a registered Financial Consultant in London but we cannot take ownership of the funds unless somebody applies as the next of kin or relation to the deceased and to this end; we have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to locate any relative of hers as the United Kingdom inheritance Law demands for payment/settlements of investment.


I am proposing to you to stand in as the benefactor to Late Mrs. Nina Wang . The banking policy here stipulates that at the expiration of Ten (10) years such funds will be transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed funds, hence, I am determined to work my way around to pull this funds, which I have succeeded in securing out of the banking system with the help of the financial auditors in the UK ,We will discuss much in details when I do receive your positive response. Thanking you in advance for your early reply with validation of your interest.

With Best Regards,


Mark Pytosh
Handy :+447509755996
Private Email markpy77@qip.ru

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