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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: "miss_liz@cantv.net" <miss_liz@cantv.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:31:00 -0430
Subject: From Miss Liz Thabo Paul.

From Miss Liz Thabo Paul.

Dear Friend,

I know my  message will come to you as a surprise  but first of all, I  will like to wish you a  Compliment  of the season.

I am  Miss Liz Thabo paul (23years ) from Sudan I am  writing you from nearby country Abidjan Rep of Cote 'Ivoire where I am  have been takeing refuge after the brutal war and murder of my  Father and by the rebel during the renewed fighting in my country Sudan , Thanks be to the United Nation Peace keeping  force for intervation.

After the first war in our country because of the  war, my  late Father Mr Thabo Paul sold his shipping company and took me  to a nearby country Abidjan capital city of Cote d'Ivoire to make adeposit of a CASE BOX in Warehouse Company here which contains the sum of US $ 12.5M (Twelve Million five hundred united state dollars)  and after the deposit, we successfully went back to our country.

After the death of my late Father and , I ransacked our house and was lucky to discovered the documents that was issued to us from the Warehouse Company  where we deposited this trunk of  money with the Warehouse company and they did not know the contain of box my late Father told them that is Family Treasure.

I am  willing to offer to you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful deliver  of this fund trunk of box  to your country.

For the business to be effected I will need the following information from you so that will send it to the Warehouse Company.

1.Your full name:
2.Your full residential address:
3.Your direct telephone number and email address,
4.Your date of birth and occupation:
5.Your nationality and Sex.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Thanks and God   bless you.
Best regards,

Miss Liz Thabo Paul.

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