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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: Pedro Castilia <casttpedro2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: castpedro@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 22:43:56 +0800
Subject: Hello dear

Hi,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence here, I know that a transaction of
this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive but you should be assured that
at the end of it all, everyone concerned will smile. I decided to contact
You due to the urgency of this matter.

I am Cassey Pedro a bank account manager with one of the SC Bank branch in
Malaysia. I am contacting you based on Mr. M.H Adam, who operates an
account with SC Bank with account number 2420-6613-XXXX, who died along
with his wife and only kid in a deadly earthquake in Indonesia on 2nd of
September 2009.

Since the demise of Mr. Adam and his family, i personally has watched with
keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one
has come to claim his funds of US$1.5 million (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which has been with SC Bank for a very long
time.

I seek your consent to have you presented as the next of kin to the
deceased and have these funds paid to you by the SC Bank as the next of
kin. The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 12
years or money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after
this period.

All modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within five banking days
after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive
this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your decision including
your private telephone number for quick communication.

I will provide you with full details of how this transaction will be
achieved with 100% hitch-free and no problem will arise from this
transaction now or in the near future.

Best Regards,

Cassey Pedro.

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