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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: "JAMES MARSHALL JR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmsmarshal000000@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:39:36 -0800
Subject: GREETING FROM USA py

GREETING FROM USA,

THE INTERNET HAS BEEN GROSSLY ABUSED BY SCAM ARTIST AND MISCREANTS WHOSE INTENTION IS TO HURT. IN AS MUCH AS ONE SHOULD BE CAREFUL, SAME TIME WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW NEGATIVITY TO KILL THE POSITIVE POTENTIAL IN A REALISTIC BUSINESS, PLEASE READ MY PROPOSAL CAREFULLY IT IS 100% RISK-FREE.

MY NAME IS JAMES MARSHALL JR, THE BRANCH MANAGER, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. AFTER THE BI WEEKLY AUDIT IN MY BRANCH I DISCOVER A SUM OF $2.1 MILLION ( TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) BELONGING TO LATE JAMAL KHASHOGGI .

JAMAL KHASHOGGI IS A SAUDI JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR, AND A WASHINGTON POST GLOBAL OPINIONS CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST, MR. JAMAL KHASHOGGI WAS MURDER UNDER A MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE AT THE SAUDI ARABIA EMBASSY IN TURKEY .

ACCORDING TO THE BANKING LAW, IF NOBODY APPLY FOR THE CLAIM IT WILL BE CONFISCATE AS STATE TREASURY, I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO STAND AS NEXT OF KIN/ BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM THESE FUNDS SO THAT WE MOVE IT FOR A USEFUL INVESTMENTS, I AM READY TO SHARE WITH YOU 40% FOR YOU AND 60% WILL BE KEPT FOR ME, YOU WILL PROVIDE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO, REASON WHILE I AM CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE I CANNOT STAND IN THE FOREFRONT TO CLAIM THE FUNDS ALONE BECAUSE I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BANK.

REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: ( jmarshaljr@gmail.com ) THEN I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH DUE PROCESS OF CONCLUDING THIS TRANSACTION WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

PLEASE DISCARD THIS MESSAGE IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.

ONE PASSIONATE APPEAL, I WANT FROM YOU IS THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER 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 THE MOMENT .

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND UNDERSTANDING.

MR.JAMES MARSHALL JR
MANAGER .
CHASE BANK .

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