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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: "JAMES DERRICK AKOKO" <james11derrick@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: james20derrick@myway.com
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 03:01:04 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP


DEAR SIR\MADAN
I AM JAMES DERRICK AKOKO THE SON OF COP.FODEY AKOKO THE
LEADER AND FOUNDER OF REVOLUTIONAL UNITED FROT(R.U.F)WHO IS CURRENTLY IN PRISON CUSTODY FOR TRAIL ON MURDRER AND HUMAN RIGHT ABUSE HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE COUP
THAT OUSTED THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT AHMED
TIJANI KABBA IN MAY 25,1997.DUE TO THE PERSISTENT WAR IN SIRREA-LEONE AND THE ARREST AND DETAIN OF MY FATHER,MR.FODEY AKOKO,I DECIDED TO RUN DOWN TO GHANA
REPUBLIC TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM.PRESENTLY,I AM IN
REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA.DURING MY FEASIBILITY STUDY IN ACCRA,I MET A FRIEND NAMED MR.SAMUEL LARRY AN NGO OFFICIALLY TO GHANA GAVE ME YOUR CONTACT AND
DESCRIBED YOUR HONESTY AND SINCERITY ON ISSUE CONCERNING INVERSTMENT IN ABROAD AS AN EXCELLENTLY.

DURING MY FATHER'S TENURE AS THE LEADER OF RUF AND
CHAIRMAN SECRETARY GENERAL OF (PMMC)A DIAMOND COMPANY SITUATED IN SIRREA-LEONE CONFISICATED AMOUNT WORTH $I9.4 MILLION U.S.DOLLARS WHICH IS SECRETELY DEPOSITED INTO A SECURITY COMPANY SAFE DEPOSITE BOX (VAULT)IN GHANA ON BEHALF OF MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR SECURITY REASON,AND ALL THE DOCUMENT RELATED TO THIS CONSIGNMENT ARE WITH ME HERE IN GHANA.

SO I WILL LIKE TO MAKE ALL NECCESSARY ARANGEMENT ON HOW BEST YOU CAN ASSIST ME IN MOVING THIS MONEY OUT OF AFRICA INTO YOUR SAFE CARE FOR LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT.THEREFORE I'LL LIKE TO MEET YOU TO DISCUSS ON LUCRATIVE BUSINESS THAT CAN YIELD ME MUTUAL BENEFIT.ALSO TO INVEST 45%OF THE SUM INTO YOUR COMPANY AS A JOINT VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOUR COMING DOWN TO GHANA WILL ENABLE US TO DISCUSS ON HOW BEST MOVE THE SUM TO YOUR COUNTRY.


I WILL TRAVEL WITH YOU AS SOON AS THE CONSIGNMENT ARE MOVED OUT OF AFRICA THROUGH YOUR MEANS.YOUR PERCENAGE WILL BE DISCUSSED FOR ALL THE ASSISTANT THAT RENDER
TO ME DURING AND AFTER THE TRANSACTION ON YOUR ARRIVAL
TO GHANA.THERE ARE THING THAT I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHICH WILL BENEFIT YOU BUT NOT UNTIL I CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO COPERATE WITH ME.

NB:I HAVE NOT NEGOTITED OR DISCUSSED WITH ANYBODY AND
I WILL THEREFORE WANT ALL OUR DISCUSSION WITH YOU RELATED TO THIS BUSSINES REMAIN SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL.THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOURS
FAITHFULLY'
JAMES DERRICK AKOKO






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