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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: Mr Jude Brown <jude----brown332@att.net>
Reply-To: info_offi123@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:43:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO'



FROM THE DESK OF MR.JUDE.BROWN.
UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)
NINE BRINDLEY PLACE,BIRMINGHAM.B1 2HB
UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND.
Private Phone: +447045775802

My name is MR.JUDE.BROWN THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND,I am the personal Accountant,Banker to Engineer Frederick Wong,a National of your country,who used to work with shell Development company in United kingdom-England.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you as any-one can stand as a relative of the deceased so that the funds can be released to the person as the next of kin.I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND. where the deceased had an account Valued at about (?10,600,000.00 GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 9 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased as I have mapped out all necessary modalities to accomplish this and protect your interest.


The Bank will release the funds to you as soon as all necessary document are presented in your name as the relative of the deceased standing as the next of kin.The funds will be shared as follow as soon as it is transferred into your account; 50% will come to me, while 40% goes to you and the 10% will be used to settled all expenses incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction. An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.Like the Order of Mandamus from the high court which will enforce the bank to release the funds to you.

As I hope to hear from you soon

BEST REGARDS,

JUDE.BROWN.
Private Phone: +447045775802


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