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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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Fraud email example:

From: Ms Fotou Kamarah <msf_kamarah2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:48:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MS FOTOU KAMARAH ,UNHCR BUDUBURAM REFUGEES CAMP


FROM MS FOTOU KAMARAH
UNHCR BUDUBURAM REFUGEES CAMP,
ACCRA,GHANA.
Alternate-email: fotoukamarah1@yahoo.com

Dear Beloved

Re Business Requirement needed.

First,i got your contact from the InternetWeb Search.If you dont mind,since we dont know each other and never met before.I had no choice than to do what
is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my life.

My name is Miss Fotou Kamarah (19yrs) the only daughter of Late Mohammed Kamarah(the former special acting General Manager of the Sudanees National
Petroleum Corporations (SNPC ).You can copy and view this site below to know more about the rebel war in Sudan below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3979531.stm

I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest US$5M belonging to my late father which is deposited in finance firm which i will
disclose to you in a later date as you agree for security reasons.

This money was earned as revenues from Petroleum sale,which were under my fathers possession before the rebel war, broke out.

Following the broke out of the rebel war,The SNPC was looted and burnt down to ashes,and properties worth millions of dollars were stolen by the rebel militia
forces that attacked my father’s office and assasinated my father since he was one of the key targets because of he came from Sudanees Darfur region.Sadly,my father was captured and murdered along with his only brother in a cool blood.

My mother suffered heart attack and stroke,which resulted to her untimely and painful death on 7th June,2004 at a private hospital in Chad where we first
escaped to and sought assylum. Now I am alone in a totally strange country Ghana without parents, relatives or anybody to care for me at my tender
age.Only God is my Parent and my family now.

I believe in the word of God that says:Lord, you are my God.The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. (Isaiah 25:1,4)

Before my mother died, she told me that my father deposited some money which he made from Petroleum sales and contracts,at a secret finance Company and that I should pray and find a trust worthy foreigner who would help me to transfer and invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.She told me to do this qiuckly so that I can leave and
then settle down abroad before i die in hunger salvation in Africa.

She gave me all the deposit documents for the fund to prove to the Finance Company and then told me that my father used my name as the only person who has the right to choose the next-of-kin to the deposit since am still a tenager.She also told me that my father declared the contents of the box which contain the money as Family Valuables like Gold and Diamond not to
raise eyebrows.

If you are willing to assist me, please let me know immediately and provide me with your Contact details to enable me secure a power of attorney in your name
so that you can apply to the finance Company for the release of the fund to you for my care pending when i will meet with you for investment.

I have also decided to offer you 30% of the total money as a token of appreciation when the money is transferred to you successfully.You will also manage the fund for me in any profitable company since I will still have to complete my education in accordance with my mother's advice. I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in
your country and I will plead with you to get a school for me so that I can finish my college education after the money is transferred to you.

I assure you that this business proposal is 100% risk and danger free,hence i am emlporing you.

I am emploring you to apply to the finance company as my Late father's foreign Business partner,so that the money can be transfer to your account oversea.

If this proposal is acceptable by you,please reply,but if it is not acceptable by you please still reply and let me know so that i can contact another person,who
may be willing to accept it.

I am hoping to hearing your urgent response.

Thank you and May God bless you and your dear family.

Faithfully,
Ms.Fotou Kamarah.
Email. fotoukamarah1@yahoo.com




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