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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: jenne209@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:28:01 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?hello?=

Tel;00225 05 13 76 15
jenne_kabia@terra.com.mx
FROM MRS JENNE KABIA
DANANI REFUGEE CAMP
C/O ROCK OF AGES EVANGELICAL MINISTRY
ABIDJAN - COTE D'IVOIRE

Dear friend,

I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my
funds.

Briefly, I am a Sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr WILSON MOMOH
KABIA his death, my husband was the General overseer of the Diamond Mine
in Kenema Sierra Leone.

On April 6 2000 the military forces loyal to the Government of Ahmed TIJAN
KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and assassinated my husband, mistaking
him for his brother MIKE MOMOH who is the deputy to the leader of the revolutionary
United Front (RUF )FODAY SANKOH.

When the news reached me, I hurried gathered some valuables in our family
villa and escaped for my dear life in the company of my only son JOHNSON
among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband
made in a security company in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.

He deposited 10.5 million US dollars contained in 1 trunk box in the name
of our son JOHNSON as containing family valuables, money he made from the
sale of Gold and diamonds during time as the General overseer.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the transaction, we need your assistance
to move this funds out of Côte d'Ivoire for investment in your country as
we cannot invest here due to itsnearness to our country and the war still
going on there.

We ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative business,so that we can invest
wisely.

We have it in mind to give you 10% of the total sum(10.5 million US Dollars),
and 15% share in any investment we will embark upon if you assist us.

Please contact me with this private mail address; jenne_kabia@terra.com.mx

Best Regards

MRS JENNE KABIA





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