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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: deborah johnson <deborahj199@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:00:45 +0000
Subject: From Mrs.Deborah.

Dear Sir,

I am Mrs. Deborah Johnson from Ivory Coast.I was married to Late Chief
Johnson Yaley who was a contractor with the Government of Cote
D'Ivoire.

Before my husband died after few days in the hospital,he told me that
he deposited the sum of ($7.500USD) Seven Million five hundred
thousand Dollars only in a trunk box, with a self firm security
Company in LOME CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO and stated the content of the
trunk box as family Valuables which belongs to his foreign Contractor
partner Abroad for the safety keeping of the trunk box.So he did not
allow them to know that the trunk box content the money inside of it
for the security of the money.Presently, this money in the trunk box
is still in the custody of the self firm security company which i have
come down here now in TOGO to confirm.

Please i need your help/assistance to help me receive this trunk box
of the money in your Country, so that you can have access over the
money for a joint business investment with you in your Country.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall introduce you to the Security
Company and instruct them to send the trunk box of the money to you.

Information Required from you are as follows:
Your Full Name(........................... )Your Direct Tel & Fax
Numbers:(......................., )Your Home & Office addresses with
the telephon number(..............................) With these above
listed information, I will be forwarding them to the Security Company
and instructs them for the immediate delivering of the trunk box of
the money to your Position.

Please reply me very urgently to : deborah20@kachour.com

Thanks with best regards,

Mrs.Deborah Johnson.
deborah20@kachour.com
TEL:+22899247429

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