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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: "Gideon Arap Moi" <gideon_arapmoi00@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gideon_arapmoi0@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:11:57 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

I am Gideon Arap Moi, the son of The former president of
Kenya, Mr Daniel Arap Moi. I came to know you in the course
of my search for a reliable And GOD fearing partner, and
I decided to contact you,Because I believe you are a reputable
person and I feel You can help me and my mother over this
confidential matter. I count on your integrity and honesty to be
able to handle this Business. My father, Mr Arap Moi, was
the former president of Kenya In East Africa, During his
reign as the president , he had so many Monetary dealing
with alot of European companies in my country And out side
my country, and he uses these companies as a means Of
transferring funds to foreign accounts in Europe ,America
and Asia., all these funds where gotten from the sales of
Gold and Diamonds, Amongst the companies he registered
was GOLDENBERG COMPANIES, Which he uses as front
for funds deposit, he made a transfer of $35,000,000.(Thirty
five million American Dollars) to this company which never
existed, the said company has since been declared bankruptcy
and liquidate, and the said funds has been deposited with a
security company in Europe where it is kept from for
safekeeping. For more information you can click on this
website below:

(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm or ,
(2) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3025878.stm

And as the only child of my mother who is the 6th wife to my
father the president, he has given to us as our own share, which
is this funds that is with the security company in Europe. The
money is kept in trunk boxes and was registered as precious
substances, thus there is nobody that knows that it is money that
is in the box. All the documents with which the money was
deposited is with us (my mother and I) I am looking for
somebody that is capable and willing to travel to any part of
Europe to receive the two trunk boxes of money on behalf
of my mother and I from the security company. We need
a trust worthy and experience person that will help us to invest
this money in your country and take us as one family and
will also buy A house for us over there where we can live safely
We are expecting to hear from you, please contact me on my
confidential email address:- gideon_arapmoi0@katamail.com
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation ,
Best Regards
Gideon Arap Moi



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