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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: "Koruna" <koruna@eserver.org>
Reply-To: aherrow001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:42:25 -0700
Subject: Hello

Dear winner,

I am delighted to notify you that your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, Malik & Malik Associate Law Firm in Southern Asia. Malike & Malik Associate is a leading law firm based in Southern Asia, with particular expertise in Financial Law and Debt recovery.

We are the personal attorney to my late client SALIF MOHAMMED MUBARAK Nationality of Kuwait who was a contractor, and an oil Magnet before his untimely death as a result of protracted cancer he suffered for so many years. SALIF MOHAMMED MUBARAK a well known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a WILL in my law firm stating that Ten million, Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside Malaysia (Overseas.)

It is wish of late client that this money is invested to support orphanages, for accommodation of orphans in Africa, North America because Some of these orphanages are part of integrated community service centers which often includes, in addition to the orphanage, a health clinic, a productive project, a water well, and a school to insure good education for the orphans and the entire community of society Christian and Islamic Communities. As an example, these Social Services Center in the Orphanage village in Africa and North America, Palestine and Iraq

My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry of justice, The attorney General of Malaysia and the Security Company where the money was secretly deposited by my late client SALIF MOHAMMED MUBARAK, and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Security Company, because they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary of this WILL within two weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here in my country Malaysia.

It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of our late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of securing the release of this money to you by cash here in Malaysia. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit. Please contact me urgently with the follows information’s on my private email:

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Secure phone and Private email address for this transaction exclusively.
3. Your Age, Sex, Occupation and Marital Status.


CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Regards,

Advocate Abdul Malik
Attorney-at- Malik & Malik Associates Law Firm

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