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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ELIZEBATH NKOSI" <pat202004@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: elizebath202004@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:07:55 +0200
Subject: From:MRS ELIZEBATH NKOSI urgent needed

DEAR SIR/MADAM,


My name is MRS ELIZEBATH NKOSI,the wife of MR JOHN SHINOVO NKOSI of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert MUGABE to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers. My HUSBAND is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my HUSBAND'S farm and burnt everything in the farm,killing my husband and made away with alot of items in my husband's farm.
Before his death,my husband had deposited with of the Security Company in Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of US$30. MILLION(THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).After the death of my husband, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the security company as family valuable item. So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate in any Bank Account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while 75% will be for me and my family to invest in
your country.personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.

You can contact me on Telephone+2773 6086585 or fax+27726416031 numbers.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards
MRS ELIZEBATH NKOSI


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