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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: Mrkomla Kojo <mrkomlakojo@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:37:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Barr Komla Kojo/Urgent reply needed.

From Komla Kojo
Phone/+228-045-91-27
Alternate Email;mrkomlakojo@yahoo.com

Attention; Friend ,

I am contacting you for the claim of my late client fund.I got your
high esteem contact on a private email desperatsearch to my late
client the same surname,may be you are the same family trees .He
deposited this funds with the Bank.But due to the urgency of this
matter.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am Barrister
Komla Kojo the personnal Attorney to my late client Engr J.C.,(an
oil Merchant with the Federal Government of Lome-Togo.

The bank now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as beneficiary.
On the 21st of April 2004, My client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in auto crash along Topa express road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries to your Country to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track this last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at US$6.3million dollars left behind by my late client before
it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the U.T.B of
Lome-Togo where this Amount of money was deposited.

The said bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
for over one year now, I seek the consent to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased since you have the same name with him, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the modalities of transfer.I have all necessary information and legal
documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me through this my Email;mrkomlakojo@yahoo.com or my telephone
number +228-045-91-27 for more details.

Please,feel free to reach me,while leaving a message remember to
include your full name and your direct telephone and fax number.

Best Regards.
Komla Kojo
Lome-Togo.
Phone/+228-045-91-27





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