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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: "GODWILL JOSEPH" <weissbrudder@juno.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: josephgoldanddaimond@caramail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:32:11 +0800
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY GET BACK TO ME.


ATTENTION DEAR,

Dear,

I got your contact through my late father's file, which makes me to contact you regarding a personal transaction in whish I will to sick for your help if possible. However, seen your contact on my fathers file makes me to feel that you can be trusted.

However, it's a long story but let me cot it shut; I am GODWILL the son of Dr. JOSEPH EBENEZER a businessmen here in Sierra Leone West Africa. To avoid long story, my father was sentenced life in prison, which cost him death last 2 weeks. He was sentenced life in prison because he sot a man who kills his uncle.

The government has sized all our belongings. Now I have no one. My mother was killed during the wartime. The only hope I have is my late father who past a way last 2 weeks. When he was in prison, he gave me a file and instructed me to contact a security firm in Ghana were he normally logged his pressures items (Gold and Diamond). When he was releasing the documents, he personally told me not to disclose the content of the consignment to the security firm in Ghana were he normally logged his pressures items (Gold and Diamond). However, the content of this particular consignment been deposited is an amount of $9.500.000.00 Dollars. (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) It was logged as pressures items (Gold and Diamond).

I have also confirmed with holding company were he logged the funds as his pressures items (Gold and Diamond) which I did not disclose the content of the consignment to the company. Please dear I contacted you for your assistance in order to move the consignment to your country for investment that will profit both of us for ours lifetime.

Upon your positive response, I shall then contact the holding company in Ghana to inform them that I have founded my late fathers partner whom my late father has entrusted to claim his pressures items (Gold and Diamond). Upon your request, I shall furnish you the entire coverage documents that were giving to me by my late father regarding the depository.

Please kindly get beck to me, I will be more than happy to read your positive response. Kindly use this email to reply me : josephgoldanddaimond@caramail.com

Thanks as I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours truly

GODWILL JOSEPH


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