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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.Michael Sullivan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sullivan.michael80@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:31:44 -0700
Subject: I Have Contacted you on an Existing Opportunity,

I Have Contacted you on an Existing Opportunity,
 
I am Mr.Michael  Sullivan an accountant with BG Group PLC here in United Kingdom, I am 50 Years, married with 3 Children, I have contacted you on an existing opportunity here in my country with ultimate aim of making both of us to be good partners in order to realize this opportunity.
 
In  the course of the  concluded  auditing last 2  years (2013), I discovered at one of the Banks an unclaimed fund value of £12,500,000:00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in the bank account of one of the foreign contractors to BG Group Company, on making this discoveries I  further enquiries and discovered that this fund existed since the year 2009, as payment made from BG Group PLC into the bank account of this Foreigner (non British Citizen)  for a contract executed in the year 2009, this contract was executed and payment was duly made into the contractors Bank account here in United Kingdom, after few months of payment  it was discovered that the account owner/contractor died of cardiac arrest at his residence on getting the new of his only sons death in a gas explosion in home country.
 
Since the death of this foreign contractor the management of the bank has expected the relative, next of kin or business associate of the account holder to lay claim on this fund but this has not been, confirming that no other person knows about this payment or anything concerning this account on making this discovery I have been protecting this fund awaiting the appropriate time to convert this fund to my personal utilization, with the just concluded sales of my Company BG Group PLC to Dutch Shell in Germany I see  it as the appropriate time to claim this fund but considering the fact that I am a personnel  of the company  that this payment originated  and  a Citizen of United Kingdom this fund cannot be approved with my details.
 
I am contacting you as a foreigner to stand as my foreign trustee and partner so that we can join efforts to lay claim on this fund with your details as a foreigner by presenting your details before the Bank as the business associate of this late foreign contractor and also   guide you confidently on the steps involved to have ownership legally established in your favor and transfer made into your bank account pending my arrival there in your country for sharing and utilization.
 
The banking rules/act here in United Kingdom, have it that if a depositor has been confirmed dead and the account has been dormant and for a period of Six (6) years and no one comes up for the claim of such deposit, the bank has the right to declare the fund unclaimed and be transferred into the government treasury, with a 40% commission, hence the importance of your participation cannot be over-emphasized.
 
For effective and smooth actualization of this project should forward to me the following details:-
 
a) Your name in full
b) Your contact address in full.
c) Your confidential Mobile/cell Phone Numbers.
d) Your Telephone/Mobile numbers
e) Brief information on your profile, this should include your age, nature of Job and marital status.
 
On the conclusion of this transaction you are entitled to 40% of the total sum as gratification for your total support and understanding, 5% is for reimbursement of expense that may come up in the course of actualization 55% of the total sum will be for me this you will assist me in investing into real estate   in your country on my arrival.
 
I await your urgent response,this is my email account sullivan.michael80@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely,
Mr.Michael  Sullivan.

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