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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: "Grace" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gracemgb1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:33:25 -0000
Subject: By the Grace

By the Grace of our Good Lord i have found you,

Good day and most blessed greetings to you and your entire family, please permit me to inform you of my desire to go into this relationship
with you. Though this letter may come to you as surprise, since you don't know me personally before, but please kindly open your mind for
considerations to help me and treat me like your own daughter and family. It is by divine Grace of our Good Lord Christ Jesus that I found
your contact recently and entrust on this urgent request for you to help me out of my affliction today. I am Miss. GRACE MGBOLI,
20 years old and the only daughter of late Mr.& Mrs.Francis / Teresa Mgboli. My father was a Diamond merchant in most countries of
Southern Africa and also at my home country Angola where he also was involved in sales of blood diamond for rebel soldiers who used
the money for the purchasing of ammunition's during the war crisis in my country that lasted for 27 years. My mother died when I was just
a baby while been delivered and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my late father recently, he disclosed to me
an existing consignment which he deposited with a private security company, and has handed over to me certain documents of proof
covering this consignment existing which he secretly told me contains cash sales from Diamond trades amounting $15.8 Million in (USA)
United States of America Dollar currencies. However I am seeking for a partner in overseas and foreign country where I will transfer this
money with you accepting to be my guardian. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded always. Now permit me to ask these
few questions:-(1)Can you help me for the retrieval of this fund on my behalf from the security custody and to help me to provide a bank
account in which this fund would be transferred into in your country? (2)Can you stand as my guardian since I am only 20 years old?
(3)Can you make an arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country?
(4) Can you honestly take me as your own and help me? (5) Can I completely trust you? (6) What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your account? Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible and e-mail me:
gracemgb1@gmail.com.
I am hoping to hear from you, best regards as I remain yours respectful one always.

Grace Mgboli.

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