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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: "Dr.mike Kuruma" <dr.mike_kuruma1@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 05:46:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU


DR MIKE KURUMA
CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS
P.M.B.5028
ACCRA-REPUBLIC OF GHANA


ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45.5 MILLION

I AM DR. MIKE KURUMA, CHAIRMAN, CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)WITH ITS FUND HEADQUARTERS IN ACCRA-GHANA.I GOT YOUR INFORMATION IN A PROFFESIONAL DATABASE THROUGH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A RELIABLE, HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO ENTRUST THIS BUSINESS WITH.I WAS SIMPLY INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO PICK YOUR CONTACT FROM THE MANY NAMES IN THE LIST OF THE DIRECTORY.I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP


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