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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: " Donald Chika " <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: echo@twlakes.net
Date: 26 Nov 2017 16:44:53 +1100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Good Day,

I saw your contact email from Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce and
decided to contact you after much prayers and consideration since
I cannot be able to see you face to face for now, at first I
strongly believed that any information received from the Chambers
Of Commerce Office is correct and must be relied on.How are you
today? I know that this mail may come to you almost a surprise as
we never met before, but before you proceed reading this mail, I
want you to settle your mind and read with good understanding of
the situation, this is true and not a joke. However,I am
Barrister Donald Chika, Attorney to the late Engr. Steve Moore, a
national of Northern American, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria, on the 11th of
August, 2004. My client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident, since then I have made several inquiries to several
Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to
locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I
contacted you, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my
client, I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice
that you are the only surviving relation of my client, otherwise
the Estate he
left behind will be confiscated or declared not serviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the
Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $15
million U.S dollars (Fifteen million U.S. America dollars),
Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through and also forward the following to me so that I can
file an application of claim in your name to the bank
immediately:

1, Your Full Names:
2, House Address:
3, Your Country:
4, Your Contact Telephone Number:
5, Your Age and Gender:
6, Your Occupation:

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please reply to only
this e-mail address : echo@twlakes.net

Regards,
Barrister Donald Chika.

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