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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: "keffas mohammed" <keffasm@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:22:38 -0900
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

>From Keffas Mohammed

Dear
I am retired Col. Keffas Mohammed, it is true that we have never meet each
other before and I believe that this name sounds strange to you, do not see
this letter as a junk or one of the Internet scam mails because everything I
am going to tell you here has prove and evidence and we believe that only
time will vindicate the just..
I am writing to you on behalf of my late boss wife Mrs. Maraim Abacha, wife
to the late Nigerian Head of state, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th
of June 1998 while still on active service for our Country.
I am contacting you with hope that you will be of great assistance to the
entire family of Abacha, the reason why we are seeking for your help is that
the family of Mariam is facing a big problem with the recent government of
Nigeria over misappropriation of fund by her late husband.
For more information on this matter, please right click the following sites
and read very carefully.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm
Based on the on going prosecution on this family, we are seeking your
assistance to help us secure some money kept in a security company in Spain.
Please be inform that this money is not a public fund, it came as a result
of a payback contract deal between my boss and a Russian firm in our
country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel plant.
If you are interest and serious to help us, kindly send to me your private
phone number, or mobile phone number so that we will call you for further
explanation and discussions,
Thank you.
Waiting to hear from you.
Keffas Mohammed
For the family.
Please correspondence should be address to my email address. (
ifykc@walla.com )


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