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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. Enzo Louis" <enzolouis11@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:43:06 +0100
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT..

Greetings to you,

Let me start by introducing my self, I am Mr. Enzo Louis the personal
account officer to Mr. Maxwell Anderson a German citizen here in France.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry
out this business opportunity.

After annual audit Last month in my branch It was discovered that
$22 Million (Twenty Two Million United State Dollars,) belonging to my late client Mr. Maxwell Anderson is yet to be claimed.

My late client died along side with is family, in a plane crash.

Mr. Maxwell Anderson, died in the plane crash Monday, 31 July 2000, (an air France jet liner) with his entire family and other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below for (BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

According to France Banking law after the expiration of 17 years, if nobody apply for the claim the said fund, it will confiscate as state treasury, I am seeking for your support to claim these funds so that we move it into useful investments.

I am ready to share with you 40% for you and 60% will be kept for me, reason while I am contacting you is because I cannot stand in the forefront to claim this funds alone because I am currently working with the bank.

NOTE: MY LATE CLIENT LEFT A CODE FOR THE BENEFICIARY WHO IS TO CLAIM HIS
FUND BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. I HAVE THE CODE WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU, TO
TENDER TO THE ATTORNEY OF MY LATE CLIENT TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF THE
FUND TO YOU.


Please discard this message if you are not interested. Do not discuss this
matter with anybody, if you have any reasons to reject this offer, please
and please destroy this message as any Leakage of this information will be
too bad for me at my work place.

Thanks for your kind understanding.

Mr. Enzo Louis

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