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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: Hans Koehler <admin@evamailer.top>
Reply-To: hanskoehler@consultant.com
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 10:10:47 +0700 (+07)
Subject: Please get back to ASAP

Good day,

My name is Hans Koehler; a senior partner at Koehler & Associates and a certified expert solicitor in corporate and legal claims, assisting corporations with managing the legal risks and liabilities that they may incur. My services include counseling on regulatory compliance and due diligence, representation in disputes and negotiations, and more. I have more than 15 years of experience working with many large corporations across the United Kingdom.

I am writing you in regards to a deceased client of mine who died in a ghastly auto crash in November of 2008 and for decades; he was a prominent client and happens to share the same LAST NAME with you. I am writing to let you know that he has passed and left no WILL but he left a sizeable sum of money in a security vault at a financial institution in the United Kingdom and as of October 1, 2018, €60million Euros was deposited. He had exceptional wealth and knew the value of time. He knew he wouldn't live forever and wanted to leave a legacy. He didn't trust that his family would follow through with his wishes. He left instructions with me his solicitor that if he died before he had been able to transfer the money back, then it should be donated to charity.

It has been mandated to me by the financial institution that I present the next of kin or relative to claim the fund, and failure to comply will allow the financial institution to report this fund as unclaimed to the central bank of the EU (Lack of supersede).

All necessary requirements regarding the release of this fund have been put in place and it is my intention to introduce this opportunity to you as the fund's beneficiary/next of kin and request your permission to proceed. Upon your acceptance, I will then process and release these funds to you, and you will get 40% of said funds and I will get 60%.

Furthermore, to ensure confidentiality, I recommend that you contact me via email or phone to indicate that you accept this proposition. Also, I would like to request your absolute honesty, cooperation, and confidentiality so that we can close this deal. I also I guarantee that this process would be conducted and executed under a legitimate arrangement that would provide you with legal protection in your country against any violation of the law.

I await your response.

Hans Koehler
Senior Partner
Koehler & Associates
Email: hanskoehler@consultant.com


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