joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Eastend Law Chamber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankmossfinancial@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 03:50:18 -0700
Subject: Re: I will be expecting your phone call.

East London Law Chambers
203a Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1DE
England
 
 
 
Hello,
 
 
I just received communications from the ministry of finance that my late client pending contract payment has been approved for release but my client passed away more than ten years ago with no known next of kin.
 
I cannot present anyone close to me as the next of kin and I cannot provide my personal account details for the transfer of the money so I require a foreign partner that I can present as the next of kin to my late client for the release of the funds into your personal account. All processes will be carried out according to the law so you should be rest assured that this has nothing with money laundry or fraud.
 
The Initial contract was for Six hundred and fifty million United States dollars and more than half of this money had been paid before the death of my client and further payment was withheld due to several governmental transitions I was told that a reconciliation has been proposed by the new government and I was informed that the balance deposit will be carried out to my late clients next of kin.
 
All contractual obligations has been fulfilled and we have supplied all offshore drilling logistics and mechanical equipment for remote oil drilling in west and east Africa for Shell petroleum from the year 1989 to the year 2000 so I guaranty you that everything is legal and authentic.
 
I will require certain confidential information's from you if you are interested so that I would be able to use this information to procure the required documentations in your name for us to be able to carry out the change of beneficiary to the funds and the money will be transferred to your personal account. I intend to give to you 40% of the total.
 
Please provide a scan copy of any of your identification, name, address and country of origin to my personal email account or simply press reply.
 
 
I think it will be best we speak on the phone so I will be expecting a phone call from you.
 
 
Best regards.
 
 
 
Mr Moss
Legal Adviser
+447031959784
 
 
***********************************************DISCLAIMER******************************************************************
A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of CNN Interactive, including,
but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms")
governing the use of certain specific material contained in CNN Interactive, sets forth the terms and conditions
that apply to use of CNN Interactive by Subscriber. By using CNN Interactive (other than to read this Agreement for the first time),
Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use CNN Interactive is personal to Subscriber and
is not transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account
(under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with
the provisions of this Agreement. Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of Subscriber's password(s), if any .
************************************************DISCLAIMER*************************************************************

Anti-fraud resources: