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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: Pastor John Lucas <pastorjohnlucas3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:12:13 +0300
Subject: Your Attention Is Needed

Dearly Beloved Friend,

I bring peace and love to you from God and our Lord Jesus Christ. It
is by the grace of God that i am still breathing today, having known
the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the
sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of
God’s mercy and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs. Deverly Herdy Wolfenson the wife of Mr.James Wolfenson
Australian -American, My husband was former President of World Bank
Group (WBG) for ten years before he died in the year 2020. We were
married for fifty-two years without a child. My Husband died after a
brief illness. Before his death we were both born again Christians.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8,200,000.00
USD (Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand American Dollars) with the Bay
Federal Credit Union Bank in California United States of America.
Presently, this money is still with the bank and the management has
just wrote me as the Next of Kin to come forward to sign for the
release of this fund, or issue a letter of authorization to somebody
to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.
Unfortunately, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer and wy doctor has told me that I have
only a few months to live.

Please, I'm seeking for any honest person who will get the Funds from
the Bank, is my last wish to see that this money is distributed to
charitable organizations anywhere in the World. Because relatives and
friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot
live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of
them. I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to
fund churches, orphanages, widows and less privileges. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money
and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by his
greedy relatives,
I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manne.

I am not afraid of death because I know that I am going to. I don't
need any telephone communication in this regard because of my illness
has affected my throat and also my husband's relatives around me
always, I don't want them to know about this development so I prefer
to communicate by email.
As soon as I receive your response with your details I shall give you
the contact information of my late husband attorney in United States
of America as he will be the one to assist you in receiving this
$8,200,000 million.

Yours in Christ,
My Email:beverlyherdy8@gmail.com

Mrs.Beverly Herdy wolfenson

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