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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: "MRS ROSE SAVIMBI" <rose_savimbi205@Z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsrose_savimbi@codehot.co.uk
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 04:12:54 -0800
Subject: MY DEAR. I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY,

Hello My Dear,

I am Mrs. Rose savimbi please i am really in of your need

Your help, ever since after

The incidence that lead to the death of my late husband MR

JONAS SAVIMBI of unite of Angola i would like you to read

This email with understanding.

I know this is very unexpected which I am asking you to

Forgive me for contact you with out any notice we have

Definitely not met before but I am contacting you with due

Sense of humanity responsibility and the few awareness that

You will give it a mutual understanding and may God bless

You as you comply with my email.

I am soliciting for an assistance to move the sum $25

Million USD to your country for investment the fund is

Presently in a security company for safety since on the 12-

2- 1999. The real content was not declared as it was kept

as photographic equipment, which means the security company

Does not know that the content of this consignment is money

So it remains a confidential matter between me and you. So I

Am contact you my friend cos I really need you as partner

To assist in transferring the fund into your custody, and

Provide a good investment plans for it until I come for the

Shearing of the money.

The fund will be under your investment control for three

Years you will keep 70% for me and 30% for your self for

Help me secure my fund; I am a Christian with the fear of

GOD in any thing I am doing so please I want us to build

Trust to each other. Cos that is the only way we can make

Progress together in this business transaction. All

Deposit contract documents shall be sent to you as soon as

You indicate your interest.

I will like you to show your interest to me and I want you

To take this seriously and committing you time and best to

Make this a very good and great deal for us. Indicate your

Interest by send you picture your age your telephone number

For a very fast communication between us. You can also

Contact me with the following email addresses
(mrsrose_savimbi@codehot.co.uk)


Note that i am taking asylum in the northern part of

U.A.E United Arab Emerites.and my bank account has been frozen by the
present

Angolan president,

I will appreciate your urgent sincere soonest via my

Private email address as

Follow:(mrsrose_savimbi@codehot.co.uk)

Thanks in anticipation of your response

Best regards

And God bless you

MRS ROSE SAVIMBI




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