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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: "Dr. John Tiner" <john.tiner@englandmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: john.tiner@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:44:08 +0200
Subject: From John Tiner (urgent response)

Hello,

I hope you are doing well today; I got your email contact from your country’s Business Directory and decided to contact you regarding a business proposal.

I am Mr. John Tiner, the Head of Accounting Audit Committee Department of Credit Suisse Bank here in London. This is about a business proposal that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of £ 17.8 million GBP (Seventeen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer MRS. SURTI DAHLIA, a German / Dutch business woman and widow from Netherlands who was one of the victim of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370 / MAS370) which crashed in the south of the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014 on the way from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport killing all on board. Mrs. SURTI DAHLIA is number 130 on the list; see the link below manifest of the flight:

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579427230127866184

Since her death, our Bank has been waiting for the next of kin to show up for the claim of her money valued at the sum of £ 17.8 million GBP, but nobody has done so. I personally failed in the search for her relatives; I seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at £ 17.8 million GBP can be transferred to your bank account.

The deal will be divided in this ratio: 55% for me and 45% for you. I have in my possession all the necessary and important documents that can be used in this transaction. All I need is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us achieve success this transaction. I guarantee you 100% success in this transaction. You can be rest assured that this transaction is executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law both here in the United Kingdom and in your country.

If you can be trusted with this deal, kindly provide me with the following details so that I can be able to upload them in our bank's database as the rightful beneficiary to this fund:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Private Phone Number:
3. Your Full Contact Address:
4. Your Occupation:
5. Your Age:
6. Gender:
7. Nationality:

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you, hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will provide you with more information. Please let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

Note that this transaction requires absolute secrecy and has to be done as quickly as possible so that we will get this fund transferred to your bank account immediately.

Best regards,
Dr. John Tiner

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