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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: "Paul Hendricks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pauhendricks@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 00:13:03 -0700
Subject: Re: Good day (9/10/2015)

From: Paul Hendricks.
28 HILLGATE PLACE
 
Good day,
 
My name is Ricky Jones, a financial consultant attached to Fidelity Worldwide Investment, a fund management company with over US$2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion United States Dollars) capital investment fund. I handle most investors direct capital funds and extracts 1.2% excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.
 
In the past year, I have accumulated funds amounting to US$45,000,000.00 (Forty-Five Million United States Dollars) from the Investor's EMRCP and these funds are channelled to a separate open beneficiary investment account portfolio. Most investors from corporate entities and blue chips corporation likes to remain anonymous and prefer the open beneficiary investment portfolio. This is why it was easier for me to create an open beneficiary investment portfolio to lodge the excess maximum return capital profits.
 
I am looking for a trustworthy individual who will stand as an Investor to receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Marginal Capital Fund. Since the excess maximum return capital profits is lodged in an open beneficiary account, it will be easy to fill in your names and submit application for asset liquidation and transfer to your bank account for our mutual benefits.
 
Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities so that the funds can be claimed in any of our clearing houses without any hitches. All I require is your honest co-operation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.
 
Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the KEY to these funds. All processes leading to the release of funds to you will be done legitimately hence my assurance that this is a risk free venture for us.
 
It is very important you include your contact address, telephone and fax number for easy communication between me and you when responding to this message.
 
I hope to hear from you soon.
 
Please email your response to my private email and I request we keep our communication through my private email for security reason, pauhendricks@hotmail.com
 
Best Regards
 
Paul Hendricks

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