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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: "Barr Robinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hhrs2016@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:03:43 -0800
Subject: Urgent Response Needed

Greetings Beloved

how are you and the family doing today hope you are fine, all thanks to God.
I am Barrister Robinson the personal attorney to Late Mr. Steven Vandersande, a Netherland who was a consultant with Shell

UK LTD in London, who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.



Unfortunately My Client lost his life in a plane crash MH17 on the 17th July, 2014 during one of his trip from Netherlands

(Amsterdam) to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). My Client left no clear beneficiary to the fund. He deposited the sum $10.5

Million Dollars and some other valuables with a Finance Company in Switzerland, as Next of Kin except some vital documents

related to the deposit that is still with me.

All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin and relatives have proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to

his death. Since then, I have made several inquiries to locate any of my late clients extended relatives and this has

proved unsuccessful. I decided to contact you if you can be able to assist me to claim this fund.


I am willing to give you 40% of this money if you accept to assist me to claim this fund , I guarantee that this will be

executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law; all I need from you is your

utmost collaboration and sincerity for us to thrive in this deal. I want you to reply me immediately and include your

direct phone number so that we can discuss more as regard to this transaction if you are interested. Thank you and Please

treat this matter with utmost confidentiality. I await your urgent response. please kindly reply me on my private email :

hhrs2016@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Barr. Robinson

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