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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: "Beatrice" <beatricediallo@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: beatricediallo2005@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:19:18 +0100
Subject: Hello from Senegal

Dear Sir,
I know this letter will come to you as a surprise
because we don't have previous contact or arrangment before
but kindly take it as an offer of investment
assistance that i need from you.I got your contact through the NET from my
seriousness and anxiousness in contacting a reputable
foreigner who will assist me in investing overseas and i
have decided to seek your personal assistance in this
transaction for future benefit of both parties.
I am Miss Beatrice Diallo, a Sierra-Leonian now
seeking assylum in Dakar-Senegal under (UNHCR).
My father (late) chief Musa Diallo was the managing
director of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mining company in
(KENEMA) Sierra-Leone, who was killed during the
civil war by the rebels due to his resistance against the rebel
because of his prestisgious position in the country,
but before his untimely death,while he was in
the hospital,he told me of some vital deposit
documents in his strong room which bears the total sum
of Eight million five hundred thousand united states
dollars(US 8.500,000.00) he deposited in a Security
and Finance Company here in Dakar Senegal on my name
as the next of kin and beneficiary if he is unseen.
He further warned and advised me not to invest this
money in any war zones/countries rather makes a
foreign contact for my brighter life.so we are seeking your assistance to help us in effecting the transfer of the money out of Senegal which was deposited in a trunk box because the financial laws of Senegal does not allow an asylum seekers certain financial rights to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot invest this money in Senegal, hence I am seeking you to assist me.
Me and my mother is presently residing at Dakar Senegal under the care of UNHCR
pending the period we should succeed in investing the
fund overseas and we have agreed to give out 20% as a partly reward
for your assistance during this process.
I have all the neccesary backing/proofs in respect
of this consignment.
Awaiting your earnest response.Please handle this transaction with
ulmost confidentiality if you know that you cannot assist me i humbly advice you to keep it within yourself for security purpose.again i say please for the sake of our family.
Beatricediallo2005@yahoo.fr
Regards,
Miss Beatrice Diallo



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