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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: "franktayloe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franktayloe2010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:17:04 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

READ VERY CAREFULLY

My name is Frank Taylor. The Only Son of late Hon.Bueford Taylor. A business giant and a politician when he was alive. He worked with Mr. Mathias Dzon when Mr. Mathias Dzon was a finance minister in Congo.

It is with great grief that I am writing this proposal to you though you do not know me from anywhere. I am writing you through this medium due to my predicament that has left me handicapped ever since I lost my parents in a car accident 2 years ago.

What prompted my witting you now is basically to solicit for your help to retrieve 2 boxes from the security company where my late father deposited the sum of US$18,000,000.00 with one box and deposited gold with another box as family treasure with the security company situated in Ghana.

I have legitimate documents proving what I am telling you now to be true and nothing but truth. I have gone to the security company for verification purpose only to find out that it is true.

Though His sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of ours who travelled with Him at that time. But God knows the truth! Our mother died instantly while my father died after three days in the hospital.

Before His death, My father called me and told me that he has the sum of (USD$18.000,000) (EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) deposited with a security company as a Trunk box in Ghana west Africa. He further told me that He deposited the box with the name of a business partner while i am the next of kin and that the security company is not aware that the content of the box is cash.

We are just young 22 and 18 years old and a highy school college people, with little knowledge of business which is why we are in need of a partner whom will assist us to get this fund released for investments in his or her country while we proceed with our education.

We are presently writting you from Ghana, where we stay in a church house where we worship. The pastor allowed us to live in the church becuase we have no where to stay here in Ghana.

We are in a sincere desire of your humble assistance on this regard, and your suggestions and ideas will be highly appreciated.
Now permit us ask these few questions?

1. Can you honestly do this for us?
2.can We completely trust you?

Please,Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible so that we can give you the full informations that will be needed. And We will want you to know that you are the first person we have contacted for this matter, and we have no intention of contacting another person.

We will appreciate your urgent response in this regard. Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Thank you so much and God bless you abundantly.
(you can. email me on franktayloe2010@gmail.com)
or call me on my telepone number+233 _541714826

Yours sincerely,
Frank and Lilian.

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