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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:42:36 +0200
Subject: HELLO (VERY IMPORTANT)




From Ms.Cynthia Mamadou
20 Rue Avenue, Bouake,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Tel: +225 08 90 47 44

Dearest,

I Have just gone through your profile and i prayed very well before contacting you personally for your kind assistance because i believe it's only a day that people meet and become good friends and business patners.

My name is cynthia Mamadou, i am 21years and i am from Sierra Leone but presently in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire. I am an orphan being that i lost my mother at a very tender age and my father Dr. Kabilla Mamadou who was serving as director of the Cocoa exporting board in Abidjan, Ivory Coast until his death. He died on the 12th October (2006) by some undisclosed pe ople who i greatly suspect to be his business associates through food poison. Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of $8M USA Dollars in a Finance House here in Abidjan Cote D Ivoire.

Because of the hostile behaviour of my fathers brothers and there constant threats to kill me, i had to run away and it was on these situation that i contacted you. My father's brothers have taken my father's car and our houses and because they are my elders, there was nothing i could do than to run for my dear life because i did not want them to also take the fund deposit documents. I decided to make haste to see that these money is transferred to your account in your country so that i can leave these country before something bad happens to me.

I want you to do me a favour to assist me transfer the money to your country as my Guardian and Investor, and also you will assist me relocate to your country and continue my education. i have plans to do i nvestment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.

Please if you are willing to assist me, kindly contact me by replying to my email to you and give me your full Name, address, telephone, fax numbers and profession, so that i will have more confidence in you and i shall give to you the contact of the finance house where my father deposited the money and also the deposit documents. i have mapped out 60% for myself, 25% for your cordial assistance and 15% for charity homes like the less privileged because that was the vow i made to God

Please for your good information, this transaction is risk free and prove in no way connected with any illegal transaction. Please help me out of this terible situation. Please note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreciated. Please reply as soon as possible it is very important.

Thanks and God bless you always as you do everything possible to assist me in this matter.

Remain blessed
Cynthia Mamadou



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