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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: "Richard Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richy.moore@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:36:32 -0700
Subject: Greetings


Greetings


I am Dr. Richard Moore a banker working with one of the leading banks here in London, United Kingdom. With due respect, i am contacting you over a very important business transaction which will be of our interest and benefit to our both families. In 2010, one Mr. Husson, whose surname is the same as yours, made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued at $25,000,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of Manager. The maturity date for this deposit contract was 27th of September 2013.

Sadly Mr. Husson was among the death victims in the September 2012 Aircraft crash,that left over 480 people dead while he was going on business trip. Since the last quarter of 2013 until today, the management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as to ascertain if he will roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn. When I discovered that this, I tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceeds for business.

Some directors in my bank here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr.Husson is late, they will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, i am seeking your co-operation to present you as the beneficiary / next of kin since both of you, have the same last name, and hail from the same country as well. It will also interest you to know, that late Mr. Husson, died without a [HEIR/WILL] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

I have done the paper works inside the bank and you only have to put in your details into the information data base in the bank computers and it will reflect you as his next of kin. key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 50% of the total amount,while i get 50% myself. For more information, please get back to me, through my private email address: (richy.moore@outlook.com)

Dr. Richard Moore

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