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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 Christ Ezedi" <mrchiwilliams@esrilanka.lk>
Reply-To: mrchrisezedi@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 20:50:13 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Manager, Internal Audit




Manager, Internal Audit/
Foreign Remittance Dept,
Union Bank P.l.c,
36 Broad Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

Dear, My name is Mr Christ Ezedi, An account officer to late Mr.Craig
Jones who use to work for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr Craig Jones a well
known Philanthropist,before he died, he made a WILL stating that $15.2M
(Fifteen million, two hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be
donated to any Philanthropist of our choice oversea and your email was
picked as the beneficiary of the said funds.I got your contact through our
international trade commission and commerce hence you can become
beneficiary to this Will.I am particularly interested in securing this
money from the Bank because they have issued a notice instructing me being
he account officer to produce the beneficiary of this Will within few
working weeks or else the money will be credited to the Grove rnment
treasury as per law here.It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of my
late client as was instructed when he was a life.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind
that the Bank has given me a date limit, Please act fast.In acceptance of
this offer,kindly forward the following so that I can send a formal
application to my bank on your behalf:your full name and age,marital
status, phone/fax numbers,your occupation and lastly country of origin as
you are replying this mail.congratulation as I await your urgent reply.
Regards,

Mr Christ Ezedi.

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