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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: "Ousman Pare" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ouspare1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:03:59 +0100
Subject: Requesting your co-operation.

Hello,

My name is Mr Ousman Pare, Director, Accounts and Auditing Department of a financial institution here in Burkina Faso. I am contacting you concerning a client who died in an air crash on August 1997 he died along with his supposed heirs.

The deceased was an agricultural machinery importer here before his death, he personally operates a non-resident Dollar account in our bank and presently has an account balance of certain amount of dollars. By privilege of being Director, Accounts and Auditing Department, I am requesting your unalloyed co-operation to transfer these funds to a secured foreign bank account because the deceased has no next of kin to inherit these funds. I do not want to declare these huge sums of money as unclaimed funds which will just be forfeited to the government. And as a staff of the bank I cannot suddenly become the beneficiary to these funds and this is the most important reason for seeking a co-operation of a foreign partner to actualize the successful transfer of these funds to a secured foreign bank account.

As soon as I receive your reply, I will conveniently arrange for the transfer of these funds to your preferred bank account through a transparent legal documentation. On completion of the transfer of these funds to your bank account,I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursement of the funds between us, 60% for me and 40% for you.If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response and expect the following data from you.
1. Your Name.
2. Your Nationality.
3. Cell Phone Number.
4. Age and Occupation.


However, it's rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free, meanwhile if you have any question, please feel free to ask me for more clarifications as I look forward to work with you for a successful transfer of these funds.


Best regards,

Mr Ousman Pare.

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