joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: samuelwoodhouse2022@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 07:26:05 +0200
Subject: From Samuel Woodhouse


=46rom Samuel Woodhouse
Phone: +442039254962.
=20=20
I pray my email finds you well, I am Mr. Samuel Woodhouse, a Relationship =
Manager with NatWest Bank London. I send this email to you today with hope =
you will keep it a top secret to ensure success. I learnt of a numbered acc=
ount with credit balance Twenty Million British Pounds that belongs to an A=
merican millionaire who is a victim in the ongoing war in Ukraine. I have r=
elevant data to claim this fund, but I cannot make the claim being a bank s=
taff. Please accept my offer to be the Beneficiary and earn forty percent o=
f the fund, when transferred to your account.
=20=20
=20
Upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer, please send (Your ful=
l name, contact address and your phone number), so I can reprofile the fund=
and open the payment ticket in your name as the beneficiary, be rest assu=
red of all legal formalities for successful release of the fund to you. I w=
ill wait for your urgent reply, so we can discuss details and proceed the t=
ransaction. Thanking you in anticipation of your immediate response.=20=20=
=20=20
=20=20
Kind regards,=20=20
=20=20
Mr. Samuel Woodhouse
Senior Relationship Manager
NatWest Bank plc. London


Anti-fraud resources: