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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: Martin Okin <okinm565@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:16:09 +0200
Subject: Dear friend

Dear friend,
I am Mr. Martin Okin.
I was a former Chief financial officer at Duncan Lawrie Limited (IoM),Isle
of Man, United Kingdom.
Duncan Lawrie Limited was a British private bank specializing in private
banking, bespoke lending, wealth and investment management, international
trust company and fiduciary services.
Duncan Lawrie Limited, after many years in business, started winding down
its operations, liquidating and have been sold.
It is noteworthy to inform you that Duncan Lawrie Limited still has
unclaimed depositors' funds. These unclaimed depositors funds have been
turned over to a Financial Compensation and Settlement Agents to locate
actual depositors or any of depositors next of kin.
During my discreet investigation, I have discovered an unclaimed deposit
sum of Fifty Eight Million, Two Hundred Thousand British Pound (GBP). This
deposit sum has remained in the custody of a compensation and settlement
agency. All efforts to find the actual depositor or any of next of kin has
been unsuccessful. These unclaimed deposited sums would be confiscated if
nobody comes forward for the claim.
I therefore want to seek your permission and assistance to bring you in as
next of kin. I have necessary information to achieve this goal if you agree
to work with me.
All paper work shall be legally done in your favor as next of kin. The
paper work shall validate your inheritance status without any implications.
I'll be ready to send you more details as soon as you reply.
Sincerely yours,
Martin Okin.

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