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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: James Tanoh <jamestanoh@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: jamestanoh21@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:18:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hi




Hi

My name is Mr James Tanoh, I am financial adviser to Mrs Simone Gbagbo, the wife of captured President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory coast. Over the years while her husband was still in power, I helped her move out funds for lodgement in so many countries waiting for further instructions from her. Due to the problem that arose because of the political situation in Ivory Coast, the EU and USA has seize all funds belonging to Laurent Gbagbo and his allies because he refused to cede power and was disgraced in office.



I am contacting you as a matter of urgency to help me receive some of her funds in your account for safe keeping pending my arrival for disbursement. I want to transfer the sum of 15,675,000 Euros currently in the name i used to lodge her funds here in our country Ivory Coast with Banque Atlantique Cote Ivoire. You will be entitled to 50% of the capital to be transferred for your assistance. If you can handle this, reach me with your name, address, telephone and your date of birth so that with my contact, i can reach the holding bank to remit the funds to your account without any delay.



I cannot in any way handle this transaction by myself because the current administration is probing everyone that have worked with the former presidency so this has to remain strictly confidential to avoid raise of eyebrow or necessary exposure when the funds is remitted to you. When the changes are concluded in your favour, you will now contact the bank from a different angle as the beneficiary of the funds while i will remain in the background to be assisting you with every relevant information for smooth transfer until the funds arrived in your account.



Be informed that the fund transfer will be done in line with normal international transfer regulations as donation so we own nothing to any authority whosoever in the world. I will be waiting for the required information in order to get the ball rolling.



Sincerely, Mr James Tanoh

Abidjan, Cote Ivoire.

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