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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: "Pedro Martinez" <pedromartinezf382@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 09:55:21 -0500
Subject: PLEASE DO REPLY

Good day Sir!!

May this New Year 2016 bring Peace, Joy and Prosperity for you and your
loved ones. I hope this message reach you in good health and please
accept my sincere apology if this letter does not suit your personal
ethics. I am extremely confident of this transaction and I request that
you keep it Confidential. My name is Mr. Pedro Martinez a senior
controller staff, I work with the finance house here in Spain. I found
your address through my countries international Web directory. During our
last meeting and examination of the bank accounts here in Spain, my
department found a dormant account with an enormous sum of
US$13,500,000.00 (Thirteen million five hundred thousand US dollar) which
was deposited by a late foreign customer.

Before his death he transferred the sum of US$13,500,000.00 (Thirteen
million five hundred thousand US dollar) to a bank here in Spain. From our
investigation he had no beneficiary or next of kin to claim these funds.
And Because of our financial house regulations only one foreigner can
stand as next relatives or next of kin. The request of a foreigner as a
next of kin is based on the fact that the depositor was a foreigner and
somebody in the Spain cannot stand as the next of kin.

Firstly, I will want to know your occupation, so as to know if your
account can receive the amount of $13.5 Million US dollar.

My contacting you is based on your name similar to the late foreign
customer and since there is no written will, I need your permission to
install you as the next relative or next of kin of the late foreign
customer, so that the funds can be released and transferred to your
account, at the end of the transaction 40% will be for you and 60% will be
for me and my colleague. We need a foreign account. I still work at the
financial house and that's the actual reason that I need a second party or
person, to stand and work with me and apply to the bank here in the Spain
as the next of kin as this money has been unclaimed since 12 years in our
finance house. I have in my possession all the necessary documents to have
this transaction carried out successfully.

Further information will be provided upon the receipt of your prompt
response and I want you to know that there is no risk involved. I will
need us to work together if you are interested and I assure you that I
will provide all useful information and documentation as this business
needs urgent attention as there is no much time to waste.

Kindly Write me directly with your Name, Address, telephone and fax number
on this email: (pedromartinez.f@hotmail.com) so I can explain the
procedures.

Regards
Mr .Pedro Martinez


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