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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: sally moore <sally_moore50@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 07:00:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR APPRECIATION.


FROM: ST. JAMES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
RUE 5 AVENUE 20, TREICH-VILLE.
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST.



Dear beloved-one,

I am Dr.Sally Moore presently i am practising with a private hospital here in Ivory Coast, West Africa,And i will like to explain to you about a transaction which I hope you can assist, which will benefit both of us.

I have a patient,a Sierra Leonia woman who was on admission for some weeks in my hospital for a complicated ill health as the result but her recovery have been eventual.

As a matter of fact,one night this woman called my attention and began to tell me her circumstances that she and his only son was refugee here,and that her late husband
a military officer died in a rebel conflict in his country.

And that the immediate brother to her late husband was threaten to eliminate the life of her only son because of the matter of certificate of deposit and she could not bear it and manage to escaped through a neighburig country with the certificate of deposite of some (1) trunk box deposited in the security company decleared as family valuable which was traced in Ivory Coast West Africa that she has confidance in me to reveal this secrect to me because of the help i have given to her and her son.

That the content of the consignment was physical cash of $15. million(USD)and why he did this is because the military body have once trailed the account of her late husband,at this stage She have decided to leave this country because of political crisis and requested me to seek an honest foreigner who will assist in the transffering the money out for investiment of her son, i have accepted and requested for a proof and she provide the documents of the deposite which was clear and legitimate and was in my poccession the documents.

Though i have given her the medical & humanitarian help as i could based on the ethics of my proffesion.Therefore i have consider to assist her and to contact a genuine person who can also consider to help as well showing that an international brother-hood is reality towards this madam and her son. She also promise to intimate us with 10% of the total amount of the money and i hope if you can understand the request and the assistance which i hope you can respond positivey.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.
This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Fredrick, indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Please always be in contact with me through this alternative email address at:(sally_moore10@)yahoo.ca). Because of security reasons.



Thanks and best regards.
Mrs. Sally Moore.




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