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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: "Crown Eagle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.crowneagle@citromail.hu>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:16:42 -0800
Subject: Re: Good day %0%

Good day Sir/Ma,
How are you today?

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart. As I informed you earlier, I am the Personal assistant/Financial Services to Late (Mrs.) Dorothy Garcia, from California and a widow to the late Mr. Lopez Garcia, she was 74 years old, and suffered from long term Cancer of the breast. From all indications her condition really deteriorated and it was quite obvious that she finally died of covid19 complications 2 months ago according to the doctors.

I have some documents related to the funds she Inherited from her late loving husband Mr. Lopez Garcia, a huge sum of only £7,000,000.00 British Pounds, which is Equivalent of $9,341,920.85 Million United States Dollars, deposited in a Finance Institution here in London-UK.

I need a very honest, reliable and God fearing person that can use these funds to open a Business Company of your Choice in the States of California and Charity work as she instructed me through her will, helping the Less Privileges, and 70 Percent of this money will be given to you for a joint Business Company in California and safekeeping, while 30 percent goes to charities as the will indicated.

Please let me know if you carry out this favor for this late woman. Reply for more details .

Yours sincerely

Mr. Randolph Charles,
Director, Crown Eagle Financial Services Limited
Office Address: Sable International 13th Floor, One Croydon 1
2-16 Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 0XT, UK.
Company Reg. Number: 08175697
Tel/WhatsApp No: +44 745-237-9039
Email: crowneaglefinancialserviceslimited@financier.com
Email: info.crowneaglefinancialserviceslimited@consultant.com
Email: info.crowneagle@citromail.hu

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