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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: "Staff of the US Embassy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philip_marquis@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:05:03 +0330
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
My name is Mr. Philip Marquis, am a citizen of United States of America, I worked in the US Embassy here in the United Kingdom (UK) I have a business proposal for you which is 100% guarantee.
 
Based on the meeting that I attended at the Standard Chartered Bank here in the UK, the manager of Standard Chartered Bank made me to understand that a citizen of the United States named Mr. Carter who dead on the 2nd of April 2004 along with his family in an motor accident here in the UK, Mr. Carter which is a Good citizen of United States deposited a sum of US$25 Million Dollar with the Standard Chartered Bank without any Next of Kin to claim his funds.
 
Why I contacted you is because I want you to act as next of kin to Mr. Carter to enable the funds to be transfer into your Bank account, the manager of the Standard Chartered Bank want me to present a next of kin to claim Mr. Carters funds and the Standard Chartered Bank is assuring 100% legal transaction/100% transfer processing and 100% refunds of any fee you payout for the funds transfer.
 
Note: to enable me present you before the Standard Chartered Bank as next of kin to late Mr. Carter , I need the information's listed below:
Your full name:
Your home address:
Your phone number
Your Fax number
Your Occupation
Income per Month
Age (you must be above 18 year old to claim this funds)
 
Note: on the confirmation of the funds into your nominated bank account, please understand that 45% of this total fund is for you, your family and your effort in this transaction, why 55% of the total of the funds is for me.
 
Please get back to me with the above information to enable me proceed to the Standard Chartered Bank for report.
In God we trust.
 
Mr. Philip Marquis
Staff of the US Embassy
Cell Phone #: 917-677-2052
 

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