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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: Didier Morgan <vanwonglee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lofvmorgan1974@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:45:14 +0000
Subject: Hi,Good morning,

Good morning,

Pls read this mail attentively. A France Based investor who was a business
tycoon,a cocoa Merchant who died in a plane crash has come to the limelight
in our bank because since 2005 that he died his portfolio and investment of
9.8 Million Pounds has not been touch because no name next-of-kin was found
in his bio-data form, If you are familiar with Investment Banking
affairs,those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity with some
levels of detachment from conventional processes-now this investment has
generated a huge accrued interest to the amount of 1.9 Million British
Pounds because he was operating a domiciliary pounds account.

The bank management has therefore authorized me as the Funds Manager
/Managing Director of our bank Investment Banking Division-to locate any
living relative of this investor to apply for an inheritance claim so that
the funds can be paid to the family of the late Depositor inline with the
banking rules,ethics and policies;Pls contact me immediately so that I can
furnish you with the detail. Mind you, I do not care whether you are truly
related to this investor or not but for the fact that you know nothing
about this money before now and I am the one that comes to you - we are
sharing this money 50/50.I will see to it that this arrangement work-out
perfectly cos it is risk free as I have taken care all necessary steps
before contacting you.

Pls if for any reason you are skeptical or see or consider this classified
information contained in this mail to be scam, spam. junk or hoax simply
delete it and forget I ever contacted you because this is a God given
opportunity but if you understand my point in this mail and ready to work
with me to actualize this project with me to claim this God blessing pls
send to me in your return mail your most direct telephone number.

Remain Bless,
Didier Morgan.

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