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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: Office BNP <info.laurent.david@gmail.com>
Reply-To: laurent-david.ld58@outlook.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:10:22 +0000
Subject: Project Information

Hello.,

How are you and how is your family doing? I'm Laurent David, CEO, BNP
Paribas. I would humbly request that you keep the contents of this
message confidential and also respect the integrity of the information
you may come across as a result of this communique. I'm contacting you
privately, no one else is aware of this communique hence I am
contacting you unofficially and then advocate we communicate strictly
via our private emails. I was an account officer or a personal
accountant to one of our bank's high reputable customers who once
owned a reputable company here in Paris, and also one time the CEO of
a company, and then he operated an investment account worth millions
of euros in our bank.

Unfortunately, he died along with his nuclear families while on
sabbatical in the summer of 2005 in northwest Venezuela. He died in
intestacy (intestate), without a functional will. After his death my
bank made several efforts to locate any member of his extended
families via his consulates without success. Fleetingly, in line with
our bank inheritance's claim(s) rules and regulate, as stipulated by
the WBG I have been mandated by our bank board/committee as his
personal accountant to declare the account without an inheritor,
provide one or the bank will revert the funds back into our treasury
as an unclaimed and abandoned monies otherwise the funds will be
confiscated by the government (es-cheat). Like they say "drastic
situations call for drastic measures" Hence I decided to contact you
and then have you nominated/listed as the next of KIN to be awarded
the abandoned estate of (US$ 23.7 millions dollars)

I went through your profile. You share the same family/surname with
the subject matter before I decided to contact you. You will stand as
his family representative of the deceased for the bank to release and
award you the funds as his heir. This project will be executed
legally, officially without breaking any law, and success is
guaranteed with your total corporation. Please if you are interested,
indicate so that I can give you all the necessary information and also
some back up documents. Please I cannot be discussing this sensitive
issue with people as such your cooperation is seriously needed.
Please, treat this proposal with utmost confidentiality as I assure
you it's 100% risk free. Please get back to me with your full Name and
direct telephone number.


Thank You
Yours Sincerely,
Prof. Laurent David
CEO BNP Paribas Personal Finance.
Please reply me to my private email address ( proflaurentdavid020@outlook.fr )

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