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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 FRANK YOUNG" <brr_frank@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: brr_frank@excite.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:58:02 +0800
Subject: For your kind attention

Estpac Banking Corporation,
63 St. Mary Axe
London EC3A 8LE

Dear Sir,
I am, Mr Frank young,Department of Foreign Operations, Westpac Banking Corporation London,an affiliate of Global Management. it was on march 16th 2001, one Mr. Joseph Huber, an American National,a consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of project and cost management consultants,

made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at £8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch, so i Mr Frank Young, sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After three months, i sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr. Joseph Huber was aboard the,
American Airlines Flight 587 which crashed into a residential area near John F. Kennedy International Airport on November, confidential offer, see the website, http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/11/12/newyork.crash/

After investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless. my further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr.Joseph Huber did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit, documents. I shall give detailed information on how this deal would be carried out.

We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr.Joseph Huber and to obtainall other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio:Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the course of this transaction.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position in the bank to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, please reply me immediately via to my
private Email Address ( brr_frank@excite.com )
my tel; no should be giving to you for voice contact.,
best reagard to you
Frank Young,



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