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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: Business Proposal <paolosantiagorichard26@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:55:41 -0800
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear Sir /Ma
  I offer my hand of friendship and believe you will accept me with good
heart, I saw your email and was pushed to contact you and see how best
we can assist each other. I am Mr. Richard paolo Santiago, A banker by
profession working in Banco De Oro Philippines. I am having an
important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe
will interest you because it is in connection with your  state in your
country and we both are going to benefit from it.

One Late Mr. Benson, a citizen of your country who was in Gold
Business and he was an importer and exporter of both new and old cars,
trucks mainly from Germany, USA and Japan, and also a business
consultant with Shell company here in the Philippines has a fixed
deposit with my bank in 2005, valued at US$ 8,500,000.00 (Eight
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) the due date for
this deposit was the last 22nd of January 2017. Sadly Benson was among
the victims in the recent Air_Crash from Dubai to Russia.

Late Mr. Benson did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account
was opened, and Mr. Benson was not married and had no children.
Recently, my Bank Management requested that I should give instructions
on what to do about his funds if he renews the contract. I know this
will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle
the situation, because if my Bank Directors happen to know that Benson
is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their
personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That was why when I saw
your email I was happy  that you are from the same state and I am now
seeking your cooperation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir to the
account since you have the same dialect with him and my bank
headquarters will release the account to you.

I shall perfect all legal documents in your names to make you the
beneficiary to the funds, there is no risk involved; the transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
and me from any breach of law. It is better that we claim the money
than allowing the Bank Directors to take it, so I am suggesting we
share the funds equally, 50/50% to both parties.

Let me know your opinion on this and please treat this information as
confidential and do well to respond here o for security purposes. Keep
and treat as the top-secret to avoid intruders. I have more to write
to you about the details once I receive your urgent response strictly
through this email
santiagopaolorichard55@gmail.com

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