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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. Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mredwardobrown8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 06:50:50 -0800
Subject: waiting for your respond

Dear Charity Fund Beneficiary ,
 
I pray and hope this email gets to you and also look forward to your immediate response.
 
First of all, I must introduce myself to you.  I am Mr. Edwardo Brown, I am a broker based in Washington DC, USA, But I do travel from place to place for business deals/transactions.
 
I have worked for one Mr. Thiago Gonzalo who is a Spanish based in Washington DC.  America. Late last year October 2017 my client Mr. Thiago Gonzalo sold a mansion left behind for him by his late parents, the total sum of $25,000,000.00. (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) was realized from the mansion. His plans was to use the money for charity and also for the orphanage and less privileged ones since his doctor told him he would not live more than a year due to Internal sickness that could not be cure for years.
 
I am my client both went to a security company here in Washington DC where he deposited and registered the Fund in consignment box at Security Company office as family treasures without disclosing the content of the consignment to avoid losing the money or paying huge taxes. Since he was the only living child of his late parents, there was no relative he could use to execute his plans of using the fund for Charity so he decided to search on the Internet for trustworthy and dependable person, and among all the people he got, you are the only one he chose to use the fund to fulfilled his plans of using the $25,000,000.00. for charity purpose. So your name and email address was listed to the Security company as the only beneficiary of the fund in case if he dies.
 
Unfortunately, on the 15th of January 2018 he was robbed and shut in the head and chest. He lost lots of blood and died few hours after he was rushed to the hospital.
The arrangement of loading the $25,000,000.00 cash in a consignment box and registered with the security company as family treasures was made and known by me and Late Mr. Thiago Gonzalo only. The company still do not know the content of the consignment as it was declared to them as family treasures.
I did sworn an oath to my late client to present you to the security company after his death and ensure you get the fund and use for charity. Therefore, All I will need you to do as a mater of urgency is to send me your complete personal details as outlined below and I will tell you next step to take to legally claim this fund for charity purpose.:
 
1. Your Names.....
2. Your full address..........
3. Your Phone Number......
4. Your gender and Age.......
5. Your current occupation.......
6. Alternative email address..............
7. Any of your id copy..............
 
Once I receive your email with your information I will give you more details of what next to do and will also call you for verbal communication.
Regards,
 
Mr.  Edwardo Brown.
Broker.
 
Email:foxmrdavid@gmail.com
For Calls and Text Messages: +1 202 888 0398.

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