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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: Mattis Colin <germainjoy950@gmail.com>
Reply-To: intlfdm@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:52:54 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY

Good day my dear friend, my name is Mattis Colin, an International
Lawyer, I have a proposal to discus about an Inheritance Bond Account
that share same last name with yours although my means of proclamation
may not be with honor but I had great thought of it prior conclusion
to share these whole idea with you as it is.Foreign auditors are due
to check for unserviceable Bond Accounts and if such exist, and not
improved, court probate order is issued to provide beneficiary,
failure to do so; it will be quarantined , and shared among executive
directors at end of every fiscal year.This is about to happen and sum
involve is One Hundred and Eighty Seven Million, Six Hundred Thousand
US Dollars. Even though I feel this may not be right but I think it
would be more beneficial to you and I who at the end of the day will
use the funds to affect the lives of other less privileged as well as
families and well wishers, all I need is your consent and i will do
every upon your consent to facilitate legal change of ownership in
your favor, once this is actualized; I shall present claimant
application for payment in your favor as next of Kin of said family. I
want you to look at this opportunity as a good cause and please remove
every form of guilt from your mind because at the end of the day its
either key officials that gets the funds or we get the funds one way
or another someone gets it, and I also want you to know that the whole
process is safe and you are guaranteed of your safety in as much as
you seal your lip, contact me via email (intlfdm@gmail.com) for
details.

Best wishes,
Mattis Colin

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