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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: "Brr Logan Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brloganmoore@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 00:14:40 +0200
Subject: Claims.

A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers

CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW,
COMPLEX LITIGATION, IP& GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
17 JERMYN STREET, 4TH FLOOR LONDON SWIY 4UH
TELL:+44 792 443 7735
FAX:+44 234 778 3456


Attention:

I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my late client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where it was deposited valued at GBP20.350.000.00 (Twenty Million, Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling).. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to be presented to the bank as the next of kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so that the process of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to be used to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legal plat form and a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. If this business preposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.

The money will be transferred little by little in such a way that it will not raise eyebrow. Before the transfer of this fund you must present a Current or savings bank account to the payment bank after all the legal papers has been checked by the bank.

Yours in service ,

Barr. Logan Moore

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