joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ELIZABETH LISSY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lizzyhills2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:17:47 -0700
Subject: AWAITING YOUR URGENT ANTICIPATION


>From The Desk Of MRS LIZZY HILL.
The Head Of File Department,
Goldlink security company
london(united kingdom)

("REMITTANCE OF $7.5 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS)

Dear.Friend


Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise
and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior
consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the
proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search.When
i was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I assured of your
capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.

After series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact
you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search.I
believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.

I am (MRS LIZZY HILL),the Head of file Department with reliable and
competent company name goldlink security company.In my department we
discovered an abandoned sum of $7.5 million U.S.A dollars
(seven million five hundred thousand u.s dollars).

In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along
with his wife and two kids eng.Rowland jones on(Monday 31st July 2000)
in a plane crash. Since we got information about his death, we have been
expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we
cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately
we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with
him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore
upon this discovery that I decided to make this business proposal to you
and release the money in your favour as the next of kin or relation to the
deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for
it and we dont want this money to go into the bank/company treasury as
unclaimed bill.

The Banking/company law and guideline here stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed after seven years, the money will be transferred
into the Bank/company treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner
as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer
was a foreigner,which also the mode of business require a foreign bank
account.i will agree that 30% of this money will be for you in respect to
the provision of a foreign account and 70% would be for me.There after
i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages
indicated.Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin
of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your
private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication
and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply,
I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application to my
private email address(lizzyhill123@gmail.com) I will not fail to bring
to your notice that this transaction is hitch risk free and that you should
not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been
made for the transfer.

immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from
you immediately.

Yours faithfully,
MRS LIZZY HILL.
FROM (A.I.B)LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

GOD BLESSINGS,PROTECTIONS AND GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Age.
3) Marital Status.
4) Your Cell Phone.
5) Your Fax Number.
6) Your Country.
7) Your Occupation.
8) Sex.
9) Your Religion.
10) Your Private E-mail Adress.


POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the
transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the
bank.As soon as you finished reading this letter please get back to me
immediately so that we discuss very well over this business.

Anti-fraud resources: