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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: Marcus Luthan <cccluthan11@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:35:42 +0100
Subject: Kind regards,

Dear Friend,

I am Colonel Marcus Luthan, and I am a member of NATO-ISAF Task Force and
Provincial Reconstruction Troops in Southern Afghanistan. In line with my
business and family interest in the United Kingdom(UK), I have a very
confidential proposal for you.


Based on the United States legislative and executive decision of pulling
our troops out of here as scheduled, I have decided to contact you for this
business opportunity and relationship. I want to inform you that I have in
my possession the sum of USD$11.5 million (Eleven Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollar) which I got from some crude oil deals while
still serving in Kabul, Afghanistan. I deposited this money with a Red
Cross Agent informing him that I am making contact for the real owner of
the money and it is under my power to approve whoever comes forth for the
money as the beneficiary.


I want to invest the money in a good business as soon as my service ends,
anyway you will advise me on that since I am not a business person. I am
solely interested in making a life for my two daughters and therefore I
shall require the service of a person who is trustworthy and sincere and I
am willing to make you the beneficiary of the proposed funds and as well
allow you to invest for my Kids in the event anything happens to me. I am
an American and a high profile intelligence officer, so I have a 100%
authentic means of transferring the proposed funds through diplomatic
courier service therefore all I just need is your acceptance and all is
done.

I will only reach you through email, because our calls might be monitored,
I just have to be sure whom I am dealing with.


I need someone I could deal with on trust, so this is the best reason why I
am contacting you to work with me as the receiving partner in your country.
If you accept, I will put you forward as the beneficiary of the funds and
transfer the funds to you because as a uniformed person, I cannot be
parading such a huge amount of money. So I need to present someone as the
beneficiary.


If you are interested, then let me know as to enable us to proceed because
time is very important at this point. I wait for your contact details so we
can go into action. In less than 7 working days, the funds should have been
in your possession and I will quickly come over to your country for onward
investments and settlements. I am offering you the rate of 30% of the
principle sum for your efforts and cooperation while 70% will be for me and
I believe that this is a very fair and acceptable deal by you. I hope I am
being fair to you for your assistance and for our future investments.


Get back to me urgently; if you are interested in this business deal please
contact me via my following email address: col.marcusll@gmail.com


Kind regards,

Col.Marcus Luthan

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