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: Jacob Deba <solicitorjdeba@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:20:26 +0000
Subject: i wait you reply

Greetings,

I hope you're doing well, I need your utmost cooperation for us to
succeed this claim instead this fund will go into government treasury
as an abandoned fund, My late client made a deposit in the bank before
his sudden death with his wife and only child, The fund has been
dormant in his bank account without claim, I have been in search of
his close relative but all to no avail before the bank approved that i
provide someone that share the same last name with my client and this
prompted my contact with you, Presently the bank have issued me a
notice to present the Next of Kin or have his Account confiscated, I
want to present you legally to the bank as heir to lay claim to the
$12,500,000.00 deposit so that the balance in his check dollar account
will be transfer to your designated bank account, I have valid
documents and information relating to the deposit as entrusted on me
by my client, The sharing will be according to a proposed ratio of
50:50 for our mutual benefit, you will have 50% and i have 50%, I will
visit your country as soon as you receive the fund in your bank
Account.

I need your urgent reply to give you more information.

Kind Regards.
Jacob Deba Esq.

Anti-fraud resources: