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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: "Patricia Tano Williams" <patrica_003@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:58:34 +0000
Subject: Patricia Tano

Hello,

By brief introduction , am Miss Patricia Tano Williams, students in Cote d'ivoire and a daurgther of late Mr. and Mrs. Tano Williams. My late parents was killed by the rebels in our residence town of Bouake the second Economic Capital of Cote d'ivoire during the recent political Crisis /war of 19th september 2002. My father was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant and president of BCC(bourse de cafe and cacao bouake chapter) before he was killed together with our mother by the rebels.

My parents death was due to the BCC.CI's financial support to the government to fight rebels who attacked our country on this fate of 19 sept 2002.as what the govt. called here (éffort de paix). My parents was kidnapped and took away but i only meet my father in a terrible condition with the red cross officials to whom he was handed half alive. Talking of my mother, my dad confirmed that she could not bear her bullets for only 15 minutes and she gave up. My father, was hospitalized for some days before his death in a private hospital in yammoussokro , But before his death,he secretly disclosed to me as his only duagther, his transfer budget of US$8.5 million dollars which he deposited in one of the well known holding company in Europe on behalf of his foreign business partner for foreign investments and directed me where this fund was deposited and concerning the conditions of the deposit he made the beneficiary anonymous.
My father also disclose to me before he gave the ghost that he wanted to invest his fortune abroad. This is why am honourably seeking your assistance to help me and stand as the beneficiary and foreign partner of my late father and help me in the claim of this fund and invest the money for me. I will also like you to make arrangement for me to further my Education in your country. I agreed to offer you 30% of the total money as your compensation after the claim is made. Please get back to me through email address. I am in distress here in a hotel and i need your urgent help as at now, i have no other hope of surviving except when this money is claimed from the holding company in Europe. PLEASE SEND ME EMAIL URGENTLY. Reply to email address patrica_003@yahoo.fr Please keep this very confidential and private because of security reason.
Please send us a reply to email,
Expecting to hear from you,
Best Regard,
Patricia Tano Williams,
Email:patrica_003@yahoo.fr


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