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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: George Nicholas <drbenugo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgenicholas702@inbox.lv
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 02:58:57 -0700
Subject: From Barrister George Nicholas.


*Dear Sir/Madam,Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship,
and greetings, and I hope this message meets you in good time. However
strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met
personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due
consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to You.
After careful consideration, I resolved to contact your assistance in this
manner. I duly apologize for your most needed infringing on your privacy.I
am George Nicholas from United Kingdom;I have a client who bears the Same
name with you, his wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident and all occupants in the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my Late client's
extended family and relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
internet, but to no avail, hence I decided to contact you.I contacted you
to assist me in repatriating the money £50,000,000.00 left behind by my
late client before they got confiscated or declared not serviceable by the
Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank
where the deceased Fund is, have issued me a notification to provide the
next-of-kin or have the Fund confiscated.I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds valued
£50,000,000.00 Fifty Million British Pounds only can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money through investment. I will work out all
the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim like
Certificate of Deposit, I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction
through.To enable the process go seamless, please provide the below
information.(1) Full Names(2) Present Residential Address:(3) Present
Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:(4) Present Profession, Age and Marital
Status:I wait to hear from you ASAP.Please ensure you send your reply to
the stated Email Address: georgenicholas702@inbox.lv
<georgenicholas702@qq.com>Please very important you send your reply to my
private email address: georgenicholas702@inbox.lv
<georgenicholas702@qq.com>Yours Sincerely,Barrister George Nicholas*

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