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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: "RAUL DIEGO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rauldiego12@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:43:33 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO.
REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER
I am Mr. Raul Diego, the Auditing Manager of a prime bank in Spain. In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 7.5 Million (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a domiciliary account belonging to our late customer.
I need someone with an account to receive this money as the next of kin, even an empty account can serve to claim this fund. If you are interested to complete this transaction with me, please contact me with your private telephone and fax number through my private email: rauldiego2@gmail.com
As soon as the transfer is concluded, you are entitled to 30% of the total fund. More details and relevant documents about this transaction will be given to you, upon your response.
Yours Faithfully,
Raul Diego.
TEL: +34 688 455 711.
FAX: +34 917 903 891

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