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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: "Ozi" <ozi_rubi@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bestow@myway.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:26:02 -0800
Subject: ASSISTANCE??

MY DEAR,
IS OBVIOUS CONTACTING YOU AT THIS MOMENT, AM OZI RUBI THE WIDOW OF LATE CHIEF, DR. MARTIN RUBI OF LIBERIA, WHO WAS MURDERED BY GUNMEN FROM SUSPECTED BUSINESS RIVAL IN OUR RESIDENCE IN ABIDJAN OVER WHAT MY LATE HUSBAND TOLD ME TO KEEP AS UTMOST CONFIDENCIALITY.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, MY HUSBAND MADE ME TO BE AWARE OF SOME DIAVERTION OF MY COUNTRY'S DIAMOND AND A CASH SUM OF 45 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS TRANSACTION HE TOLD ME WAS SPEAR HEADED BY HIS OLD SECONDARY SCHOOL MATE, THE FORMER WAS LORD ALSO FORMER PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY CHARLES TAILOR,
NEVERTHELESS, THIS TRESURE WAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN BY MY LATE HUSBAND TO THE DIRECTIVES OF MR. CHARLES. BUT WHEN THE EVIL MAN CHARLES WENT ON EXILE IN NIGERIA AND THERE WAS ALOT OF PRESURE ON HIM, WE CONSIDERED IT WISE MOVING THIS TRESURE TO A MORE SECURED AND STRONGER SECURITY COMPANY IN ACCRA GHANA, WHERE WE DEPOSITED THE TWO TRUNCK BOXES UNDER A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS A FAMILY TRESURE OF OUR WHITE FRIEND.
LATER NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, WHEN CHARLES DISCOVERED THAT MY HUSBAND HAD MOVED THE TRESURE FROM IT'S FORMER PLACE, FROM ALL INDICATIONS, CHARLES ARRANGED FOR THE POGROM OF MY DEAR HUSBAND. SO I HAVE DEEMED IT VERY WISE ONLY IF YOU WILL ASSURE ME OF YOUR HONESTY: NOT TO SIT ON THIS FUND; TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MOVING THIS FUND WHICH MY LOVED DIED FOR TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT, AND ALSO HELP I AND MY TWO KIDS COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT THEY WILL START SCHOOL IMMIDIATELY CAUSE I HAVE STOPED THEM FROM GOING TO SCHOOL FOR SOME REASONS, I ALSO ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL IN THIS TRANSACTION ONLY IF YOU WILL KEEP THINGS TO YOU SELF UNTIL SUCCES IS ACHIEVED. I WILL OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FIND IF ONLY YOU REMAIN HONEST AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION.
I EXPECT TO READ URGENTLY FROM YOU THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.

NOTE: PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WRITE ME THROUGH MY MAIL bestow@myway.com




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