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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: Martin Hill <buka.musa03@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:52:38 +0200
Subject: Westwood Schools


Dearly Beloved,

Greetings to you my dear beloved and with a heart heavy laden I write this
email to you. I am Mr. Daniel Mixon, (Widow) from France, I am married to
my late beautiful wife Mrs. Susan Daniel Mixon. I was brought up from a
motherless baby's home, I am (A Rich Business Man), before her sudden death
in a fatal motor accident we were married for twenty years without a child.
Besides, we were both true Christians before her death and based on my
love, care and compassion for her, I decided not to remarry. Hence I sold
all my inherited belongings and deposited the sum of €6.2 million (six
million two hundred thousand Euros) in the bank to start a charity
organization.

Thereafter, I was diagnosed with cancer of the lungs which also affected my
brain, from all indications my condition is really deteriorating. My
doctors told me that I may not live for the next two months because the
cancer has gotten to a very bad stage. Presently I'm with my laptop in a
hospital in Israel where I am undergoing treatment. Just a few days ago, my
bank management wrote me to come and break the deposit or rather issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot
come over because of my illness, otherwise they will confiscate it. I tried
contacting my lawyer to handle it and was informed he is dead.

Hence, I contacted you as a God fearing person to accomplish my dying wish
by claiming the money from the bank and use it to open a charity
organization that will propagate to help the poor, the orphanages /less
privileged people and widows.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank
officer in charge of the funds and also issue them a letter of
authorization to release the funds to you as my next of kin. Hoping to
receive your reply through my email: mixond233@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Daniel Mixon

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