joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Fraud email example:

From: sn_oba@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:22:52 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?urgent=20reply?=

My Dear,
I am Mrs Sonia Oba from Congo Kinshasa. My late husband deposited
some funds with a security company , I need your financial help to enable
me clear the Deposite for us to go into investment in your country, I also
have gold among the 2 deposited boxes the quantity of the gold is 700 kgs
of 22+ carat quality.350 kgs is deposited in Europe while 350kgs is in a
security company here in Benin.The amount in the other box is 50million
USD.
I have all the deposite documents and ready to meet you before we go for
clearance. I will give you 30% commission for all transaction and you will
help me to market the gold.
I will give you more details as soon as I receive your reply.My new email
is:sn_oba@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Sonia



------------------------------------------
Use o melhor sistema de busca da Internet
Radar UOL - http://www.radaruol.com.br



Anti-fraud resources: