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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: "Michael F. Georghegan" <michaelgeorghegan1@yahoo.co.nz> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:01:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Sir

12, CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON,
E14 5HP UNITED KINGDOM


Dear Sir,

l have been directed to contact Mr kiston Brown who operates an account with us (HSBC BANK LONDON) and for the past 2 years now, he has neither updated his account nor saved any money in his account. We had the information that Mr Kiston is late and l have been mandated to locate his next of kin to come for his money with our bank but all efforts we have made to locate any of his family have proved abortive.

He has a closing amount to the tune of GBP 2.8M(GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING 2.8MILLION)and this money has to go to any of his family members.

l seek your indulgence for us to do this as a deal, you will write and claim as a member of Mr Kiston's family and forward an account where the money will be transferred and l will do all the paper works to cover the deal, the money will be remitted into your given account within 21 days of your first communication and the moment this fund is remitted into your account, l will give you 30% of the money while l take 70%.

l will like you to get back to me urgently if really you will like us to do this deal together, there is no atom of risk involved as am an insider in the bank.

If you are not interested, please do indicate by reply to enable me look for another person if you wish to ask any question, do not hesitate to ask for further clarification on the issue please.

l await your urgent reply to enable me know the next step to follow please, am waiting for your prompt reply.

Thanks

Michael F. Georghegan





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