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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: Denis Owen <dens.owens@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:28:04 +0700
Subject: Hello

Hello

I am Sir Denis Owen, a consultant to a late expatriate. I am contacting you
because I have a Greek who was working with a construction company in the
North Eastern part of Nigeria which was the base of the dreaded terrorist
group Boko Haram. He and 6 other foreigners were kidnapped by the terrorist
group and eventually executed in 2013.

Mr. Tassos Christodulakis was so unlucky to have been captured with six
other foreigners and later killed. He has $3.8M debts owed him by the
Federal Government which they have now asked me as his consultant to
present any of his next of kin, partner or representative to receive the
money since the mandatory years has elapsed.This amount emanated from his
contractual debts owed him by the oil servicing company and unfortunately
Christodulakis did not append a next of kin to any of his documents and I
have tried all these years to locate anyone related to him without any
success. I want you to stand as his next of kin and we shall process the
approval in your name and the fund shall be transferred to any of your
nominated accounts for investments. We shall procure all the legal
documents with which to claim the fund according to the law.

I will appreciate it if you go through this site to confirm the story.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/03/20133915595276511.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/17/world/africa/nigeria-kidnappings/

BOKO HARAM BEHEADS CAN CHAIRMAN, REJECTS 50M - BOKO HARAM BEHEADS CAN
CHAIRMAN, REJECTS 50M ...www.youtube.com - Go to YOU TUBE and you will
watch this gruesome and evil video.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-55122560

The government has given order to the holding bank to urgently release the
money after approvals to the next of kin. We shall share the money, 50% to
me and 50% to you. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. As
soon as you avail your consent and reply back, I will give you more
information .

Kindly send the following information

1. Your Names.
2. Your Telephone number.
3. Your Full Address
4. Your Age and Occupation.
5. A copy of your identification


Sincerely Yours,

Denis Owen.

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