joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "WAYNE MATHEWS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contacto@quickxone.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 01:13:07 +0100
Subject: REF: TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN: REF: TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL GOOD DAY I UNDERSTAND IT IS WRONG TO CONTACT YOU THIS WAY BUT HAVE ALSO GIVEN IT A THOUGHT BEFORE DECIDING TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU WILL READ AND CONSIDER MY MUTUAL BENEFIT PROPOSAL AS WELL AS KEEP IT VERY CONFIDENTIAL. I AM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFIER AT DUNCAN LAWRIE PRIVATE BANKING, A UK WEALTH MANAGEMENT BANK BASED IN LONDON. DUNCAN LAWRIE AFTER YEARS OF BUSINESS WITH BREWIN DOLPHIN; A RIVAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAS ACQUIRED DUNCAN LAWRIES ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS WHICH OVERSEES £735M OF INVESTMENT. ARBUTHNOT LATHAM & CO ALSO BOUGHT SOME SHARES WITH ASSETS AND LIABILITY. UNTIL THIS MOMENT WE STILL HAVE UNCLAIMED INVESTORS FUND OF OVER $312,000,000 WHICH IF NOT CLAIMED WILL BE INHERITTED BY THE ARBUTHNOT LATHAM & CO. FROM MY INVESTIGATION AND PERSONAL RECORDS, THERE IS A PRIVATE DEPOSIT OF $50,000,000 WHICH HAS BEEN WITH DUNCAN LAWRIE FOR OVER 15 YEARS UNCLAIMED. THE DEPOSITOR IS AFRICAN BUT HAS ADDRESS IN SCOTLAND. I HAVE MADE EFFORT TO CONTACT HIM BUT ALL EFFORT FAILED. I AM DESPERATELY SEEKING YOUR COLLABORATION OR PARTNERSHIP TO SECURE THIS $50,000,000 WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. ALL I NEED IS TO PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS WHICH WILL BE APPROVED BY ME FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF THE FUND THROUGH A DIRECT CROSS COUNTRY SWIFT TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. FUNDS WHEN SECURED WILL BE SHARED IN TWO EQUAL PARTS AFTER TAX. PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE WITH YOUR CONSENT TO PROCEED. I WILL NEED YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE OR BETTER STILL WHATSAPP NUMBER FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION. YOURS FAITHFULLY WAYNE MATHEWS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DUNCAN LAWRIE LTD

Anti-fraud resources: