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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. Ashton Robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rashton89@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:41:09 -0800
Subject: Co-operation and assistance is needed.

Attention,
Co-operation and assistance
It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below.
I know vehemently that this message may come to you as a surprise as we have no initial correspondence. I got your contact on the course of my search for a reliable person who will support and assist me on claim, recovery and joint utilization of a contract payment that has been dormant for long years now here in England.
I am Mr. Ashton Robert an accountant by profession presently working with BG Group PLC in Great Britain as head of accounts. In the year 2009 before the sale of BG Group to Royal Dutch Shell PLC, there is a particular payment made from BG Group Plc. accounts department value Twelve Million Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds (£12,200,000:00) as contract payment on the supply of heavy duty and light weight oil equipment carried out by a foreigner, this contract was duly completed by this Company and the payment was instructed into the companys Bank Coordinates here in England since the year 2009.
Just a week ago, the bank where this contract payment  was deposited  sent an official  notification letter to my department on the plans to declare this bank account to the Government as unclaimed fund and have the existing fund transferred into the Government  suspense account, since the director has been confirmed dead for  years now, with this information I quickly realized that with my present position as the head of account department  it will be easy and unsuspicious for us  to work together as partners  to enable me guide you on the steps involved on the claim of this contract payment with your details by presenting you as the business partner of this late Director  before the management of the  bank to have this fund transferred to you.
I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following two reasons:-
1. As an American citizen based in Britain this fund cannot be processed with my details, hence I have contacted you as a foreigner because the ownership can be processed in your favor without doubt, because the director and account holder is a non-British citizen and not an American either.
2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad.
On the successful transfer of this fund into your bank account I have resolved that we should share the fund in a ratio which will be satisfactory to all. However, I propose 50% for me, 45% for you as partner and account owner and 5% for reimbursement of all local and foreign expenses, which are directly related to this project's prompt realization. This is being strongly considered by me over here as   pattern of disbursement. Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free and safe. So send immediately to me the following requirements:-
Your Name in full
Your contact address in full
Your Mobile telephone
Your Fax number
Age, marital status and nature of job.
Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency and send your reply to this my email: ashtonr@bgproup.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Ashton Robert.
 

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