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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: "The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justicecept4@blumail.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:24:41 +0100
Subject: Verification Notice 101

Federal High Court of Justice
Three-Arms Zone
P.M.B. 308. Garki
Abuja Nigeria.
10/04/2012
                                                                                                                             
 
                           
Dear Beneficiary
 
This is to inform you that we have received a fax message file submitted by one Mr. John E. Kirkland, with an application to receive the ATM CARD approved in your name. Take note of this report from my Office.
 
Mr. John E. Kirkland who claims to be your only brother (Next of kin) has instructed this Court to issue all the necessary paper works on his behalf. He identified himself as Mr.John E. Kirkland. Live and work in Ohio USA. He made us to understand that you collapsed in front of your friends and was rushed to hospital where you died soon afterwards, Doctor Say you were killed by heart failure triggered by some shock.
As a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this, only if you are still alive.
1.) Did you instruct Mr. John E. Kirkland from Illinois-USA, whose information is below, to claim and receive the ATM CARD worth of US$2.5M on your behalf?
 
2.) Did you sign any deed of Assignment in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following details?
Receiver's Name: Mr. John E. Kirkland      
Address: 3921 N. Constant View Drive #3,
City: Decatur. State: Illinois. Zip Code: 62526
Country: United States of America
You are hereby advice to indicate to this honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr.John E. Kirkland to come for the claim of these documents, to enable us endorse for the final approval order on his behalf.
Finally, if you are not aware of this claim, please confirm to us immediately by re-submitting your Information to my Office for proper records into our Central Computer. Due to the long delay this payment has suffered, you are hereby notify that you must come down here in person and sign some agreement papers before we can issue the remaining documents and release the ATM Card to you.
This is enactment of the Federal High Court Decree 1999. In suit number FHC/L/CS/1214/2011, filed on 4th November 2011
NOTE: If we did not hear from you after (4 days), we shall consider Mr. John E. Kirkland and believe you are dead as he said.
We wait to hear from you soonest.
Yours in service,
Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)

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