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: "MRS.PRICE MORIQUE" <dennisbanyere@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moriqueprice@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 10:45:55 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Dear,

Just click reply direct and I will get your response, I am using
another platform to send this proposal to you for security reasons.

My name is Mrs. Price Morique, I am currently working with a Financial
Institution based here in South Africa. We offer short and long terms
Loans which are tailored to meet important financing needs in the
Agricultural, Industrial and Constructional production circle in the
whole of the Southern Africa and beyond.

I am contacting you to partner with me to secure the funds US$25.5
Million United States Dollars deposited in the custody of our Bank
here in South Africa by LATE MR. ALEXANDER VEREMEEVSKIY, a Russian
Businessman and Investor who was involved in the Fly Dubai Flight 981,
a Boeing 737- 800,, poor weather at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia,
on 19th of March 2016, resulting in the deaths of all the 62
Passengers and Crew Members on Board, May their souls rest in Peace.
The fund was deposited as an Investment fund in 2015 with an open
beneficiary. The fund has been with the Bank without anybody coming up
for the claims.

I honestly seek your assistance to move these funds into your custody
for safe keeping and investment purposes as the depositor have no Next
of kin. I have all the Legal documents necessary to claim the funds as
I am directly involved in the deposits. All I need to do is to make
you the beneficiary of the fund by filling your name in the
appropriate documents and immediately move the funds out of its
present place in your name to your account for safe keeping. The funds
will be used for Investment purposes in your country as I have planned
on investing my own share in a lucrative business venture and settling
with my family.

I know all the circumstances surrounding the deposits and knowing very
well that the depositor of the fund will not come back to claim the
funds since he is deceased. I will send to you all the documents
relating to this deposit and direct you on how to apply for the fund.
I will give you further details when I receive a positive response
from you on this issue. I will ensure all procedures to see the
successful completion of this project.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% Risk Free .Be rest assured
that we will not encounter any difficulty as the person directly
involved in approving the release of the fund is also participating in
this transaction. This transaction is Legal and we propose a 60-30%
sharing pattern once the fund is transferred to your Account while the
remaining 10% will be for all the expenses we might incur during the
cause of the transfer.

Please keep this transaction very confidential and let me know if you
will be of any assistance.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Price Morique

Anti-fraud resources: