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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: MARLENE <dillonmarlene38@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:32:23 +0500
Subject: ATTENTION

Dear Beneficiary My Confidence is in you,

I am Marlene Dillon , from United Kingdom, I am a banker by
profession, Under varying state laws here,financial institutions and other
finance houses are required to turn over any funds considered "abandoned,"
including uncashed paychecks, forgotten bank account balances, unclaimed
refunds, insurance payouts and contents of safe deposit boxes to the
government treasury. It is among my official duties to process and release
unclaimed funds in the bank to the government treasury. Recently, there are
multiple abandoned accounts in the bank. I have successfully transferred
some to the government treasury as stipulated by the law. Some of these
funds are what I want to transfer out of the bank to a sincere and
trustworthy foreign person for sharing between us.and i will have my own
either for investment in your country when i visit you, Are you willing to
accept this offer and work with me with confidentiality,and seriousness?
The requested details below will enable me to obtain a back-dated fund
deposit certificate in your name. This Certificate of deposit will have
your name as the depositor of the fund in question. As soon as I hear from
you assuring me that you will be able to handle this fund in the amounts of
(US$7million).What I need from you is just your cooperation and sincerity
in receiving the amount mentioned, And your assurance that you will not
betray me in this project, you will keep it confidential also and that you
are capable of handling this fund. and The sharing percentage will be as
follows;50% for me and my colleague, 40% for you; And 10% will be to refund
each party any expenditure incurred on the process of transferring the
fund.To proceed, transactions of this type can only succeed on trust and
sincerity.,

I would like you to send details as follows.

(a) Your full names.
(b) Your home address.
(c) Your country.
(d) Your telephone number.
(e) Your occupation.

Awaiting your response.

Best Regards

Marlene Dillon.
London, United Kingdom.

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