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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: "Attorney At Law" <admin@nano.com>
Reply-To: attorney.atlaw@aim.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:24:47 -0000
Subject: Seeking Executor of Last Will and Testament.




Dear Sir/Madam,

Re:Seeking Executor of Last Will and Testament

For the avoidance of doubt I want to make my self very clear to you. My
name is Barrister. Juan Carlos Cabana , an Attorney at Law in
Madrid-Spain.

I am writing to notify you of the TESTAMENT of our late client Yaroslav
Zojnuik, a Ukrainian who unfortunately lost his life in the Madrid Bomb
Blast on March 11, 2004.The deceased was a business man who traveled to
Spain on business survey/investment when he met his tragic death.

My client before his death made a deposit of Eight Million, Three Hundred
Thousand Euros (€8,300,000.00 Eur) in Valencia Spain, in his effort to set
up a business empire in western Europe.

However, I was mandated by our team of professionals to search for the
relatives of the deceased regarding his deposit as the holding financial
institution wants him to come forward for the endorsement of the
reinvestment documents but all my efforts to get the biological relative
has proved abortive. It is in this regard I made up my mind to contact you
to act as executor & trustee to Mr.Yaroslav Zojnuik to enable the finance
company release the funds to you accordingly.This transaction shall be
executed under legitimate and legal procedures that will protect you from
any breach of the Law.

Conclusively, I await your urgent response to include the
following:(1).Your full name and address. (2).Your telephone and fax
numbers. (3).Your business name if any: for more information on how to
release the funds,procedure, your reward for participation and legality of
this claim via email:(attorney.atlaw@aim.com

Regards,
Barr. Juan Carlos Cabana
Attorney At Law.

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