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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. James Murray" <jamesabmurray@centrum.cz>
Reply-To: jamessabmurray@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 05:20:22 +0100
Subject: RE:

Hello Dear,

I seek your assistance to secure funds for a partnership business .The funds is for investment purposes as you will play the role of our family Investment partner.

I have the belief of your ability to render this partnership assistance to me. If however you wont be able to play this role inform me in a reply email.

I want you to assist me secure funds currently in Cash and some Gold left by my father for our(me and my sister Patience) family investment, to enable us venture into a lucrative business,which i believe i can also assist with the Investments once the investment money is out because i have the contact of my fathers friend who was helping him purchase Gold at very cheap price.

My father then made this deposit of $62,000,000.00 in a financial firm and in his WILL testament,At the time of deposit,he instructed them that it will be transferred to his foreign partner if anything happens to him before the time of fixed deposit expiry or when his next of kin directs them at the age of 25 years ,it was after his unfortunate death in the shot down Malaysian airline MH17 by rebels over UKRAINE on the 17th day of July 2014 and the natural death of his partner ,that i decided to seek your help to play the role of a reliable foreigner that will assist me to secure and transfer it.

He also secured a considerable amount of Gold worth $17,000,000.00 in a security Company in Africa through a mining Company on which he was planning to fall back in case he would need liquid cash urgently.

I and my sister are willing to let you have 25% of the assets if you are willing to assist us bring out this money from the holding company.

I will give you more details and clarification after i receive your candid acceptance to help me play the role of my family friend and Guardian to secure these assets.

With your acceptance we will schedule for a meeting to discuss and iron out all details concerning the transfer of asset of Funds .

I will wait to hear from you before giving all details to enable us proceed.


Best regards,

James Murray

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