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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: "mike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikepeter7000@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 12:12:23 -0700
Subject: LAST MAIL TO YOU

Sir,
Thank for you for your email.
To start with, I am the Bank Manager of Spintex Road Branch of Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited located in the Central City of Accra Ghana. It is my wish to contact you for a profit-oriented transaction that is worthwhile.
The US$56 million as stated in my Proposal is located in my Branch and whereas this funds has been abandoned for a period of 12 years without any transaction activity in the Account. The Account has gone dormant since11 years ago and nobody has come forward to claim the funds as at today. All the contact phone numbers and the addresses used to set up the account do not exist anymore.
Our Bank Auditors has written a report on the Account to the Managing Director of my Bank and hereto classifying the Account as “ABANDONED ACCOUNT/FUNDS” which gives my Country the Legal Right to inherit the funds after 60 days from the date the Account was declared abandoned account. The Banking and Financial Laws of Republic of Ghana states and I quote: Any Funds/Account that is classified or declared as Abandoned Account should be transferred to Government Treasury for Inheritance and that should be done 60 days after the announcement was made.
This transaction is directly under my Portfolio and in my Branch. I can present you as the Next of Kin to the Account and will have the funds processed and released to you as the bona fide inheritor with a sharing ratio of 50/50. However, I will insert your name in the Account Profile Database of the Original Beneficiary of the abandoned account as the Next of Kin and will write a Report to my Managing Director confirming you as the Next of Kin that has come forward to claim the funds. Please note that whatever report written on this subject matter is final and will never be contested.
There will be no legal implication on your part and all our documentation will be processed in accordance to International Banking Laws of both Countries. You shall be protected at every point in time. If you agree, I will provide you with further details including what is required from you to make this transaction come to a reality. Attached is a Copy of Letter from the Managing Director/CEO of my Bank authorizing me to look for the Beneficiary or the Next of Kin in order to come forward to claim the funds. This Letter is not meant for your record but I am providing the Letter to you as evidence of existence of the $56 million. Please take note.
I look forward to hearing positively from you.
Thank you.
EMAI; mikepeter7000@yandex.com
PLEASE CALL ME ONCE YOU RECEIVE MY MAIL 00 44 7700067341 OR + 44 7700067341 AM RIGHT NOW IN UK
FOR ONE WEEK TRIP.
Yours Respectfully,
MIKE PETER

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