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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: "Antonio Diaz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <herreraruben@spainmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 23:07:00 -0500
Subject: Re:Dear Sir/Madam,

ANTONIO DIAZ &CO          
AV/DE GRAN VIA NO.38,
28008MADRID SPAIN
TEL. +34 672 880 750  Email: herreraruben@spainmail.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
We write to inform you that the office of unclaimed Fund of the Security and Exchange Commission  here in Spain has decided to verify and confirm the true Identity of the owner of the Fund which was left unclaimed and later got Invested in the Capital Market and managed by an Investment Company Since more than  three years.
The Capital together with the Profit from Investment as accrued till date is Three Million Nine Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten Euros (€3,915,810.  An original Sum of One Million Nine Hundred and Fifteen  Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten Euros €1,915,810,00.)  was awarded to you after a Coupon which your Name was Attached to emerged with the winning number, the coupon was bought by an Investment Company who in order  to enhance their chance of Winning collect and bet on Names from around the World. Soon after your Names emerged as a winner a letter of notification was sent to you but you did not complete the process of claiming the fund and the money was therefore released to the Investment Company (REAL INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE SERVICES  which Invested it in Profitable Stock for as initial Period of three years  
The money was to be released to you after the initial Period of Investment expired but because there were some complications with the address of the winners, some notification letters were probably sent to the wrong addresses. This resulted in some false applications for the claiming of the money by some unscrupulous individuals.  In response to this problem, the Security and Exchange Commission ordered the money retained with the office of unclaimed fund pending the conclusion of  an Investigation to Identify the true owner/owners of the fund.
To make sure that the legal procedure is followed in the Payment of the money to the real beneficiary, the Investment Company has Subsequently hired our Firm to Act as Legal Consultants in the processing of the Unclaimed Funds. For Advice, on how to begin your claim, we request you Contact Immediately, our Senior Partner, Antonio Gomez, on the Tel:+34 672 880 750, Email: antonoigomez@europe.com. Furthermore, your interest for the processing and payment of this money to you must be made before  the 10th of May 2016.The money will be reinvested automatically after this date, Please do let us know if you would Like the money to be Reinvested.
If after verification, you are confirmed  as true owner of the money, our responsibility as Attorney is to ensure that due Process is followed, and your interest protected in the Processing and payment of the money to you, we will Commence the procedure as soon as we receive your reactivation form and Instructions,
Please, fill  the information below and send it back to us via Email: antonoigomez@europe.com
We Happily Congratulate you and look forward to representing you
NAME:....................................................................SURNAME:....................................................................
AMOUNT:............................................................................................................
ADDRESS:..................................................................................................................
TELEPHONE: ....................................MOBILE: ...........................................FAX: ........................................
EMAIL: ..................................................................................................................
Antonio Diaz Asociados, Abogados, Fiscal Y  Accesoria   horario de consultas  Lunes. – Viernes De. 09  - 21.30 Reg. 65420/ M L A &. miembro señor del Consejo de Constitucional de España .. BANK; LA CAIXA : SWIFTCODE: CAIXESBBXXX
 

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