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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: "JOHN AKAMEN" <glbclaim@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: transcrossing@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:46:44 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:DR JOHN AKAMEN

DEAR SIR,

TRANSFER/SHIPMWNT OF US$17.5 MILLION ( SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

I am DR. JOHN AKAMEN from the diamond Rich District of Sierra Leone.

During the war between our forces led by the Ex-head of State, Major Johnny Koroma and the West African Allied Forces (ECOMOG), my country relied heavily on the foreign earning generated from Diamond Trade.
This money was personally kept by the then President, Major Johnny Koroma,since our banking system had collapsed during the war.

However, as the war progressed, it became apparent that we were going to lose the war to the superior and better armed West African Allied Forces (ECOMOG). At this point, the key officers of the administration started making frantic efforts on how to leave Sierra Leone safely, thereby sharing the proceeds / money from the Diamond Trade. My father was one of the key officers who succeeded in getting the sum of US$17.5 MILLION
SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

We made arrangements and transferred the money through diplomatic means to SPAIN.
where I am presently living on asylum. Unfortunately, my father
died of heart attack after a few months of exile in Spain and
automatically, I came in possession of the said amount as the only surviving son. , we deposited the money with Embassy pending when we will see a trustworthy person
that will assist us to transfer/ship the money this money to his country
, as the strict monetary laws here do not allow asylum seekers certain financial rights.

I shall be grateful if you assist me to accomplish this transaction and hoping too that you remain trustworthy. For your efforts and assistance, I am prepared to give you 25% of the total sum while 5%
will be set aside for all the expenses incurred during the course of this transaction. The rest 70% will be for my family investment in your country.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free as such the only thing I ask from you is total assistance to transfer this money, complete trust and assurance that my own part of the money will be safe when transferred to your country

Best regards

DR JOHN AKAMEN
EMAIL ADD: transcrossing@netscape.net


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