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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: nena0@everymail.net
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:43:55 +0100
Subject: hi

Hi!
It is my pleasure to write you after much
consideration, since I cannot be able to see you face to
face at first.Being
the only DAUGHTER of my father, late Mr. George Dolnald
from SIERRA-LEONE
Africa (WA) I am 20 years of age.
My father was limited liability DIAMOND and Gold merchant
in FREETOWN SIERRA-LEONE
before his untimely death. After his business trip to
abidjan to nagociate
on a GOOD INVESMENT business he wanted to invest in
abidjan. A week after
he came back from abidjan , he got an accident with my
mother of which my
mother died instantly but my father died after five days
in a private hospital
on that faithful afternoon, I didn?t know that my father
was going to leave
me after I had lost my mother, but before he gave up the
ghost, it was as
if he knew he was going to die.
He my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE) he
disclosed to me that
he deposited sum of $10,000,000.00 US Dollars (TEN MILLION
DOLLARS) in a
security company here in abidjan That the money was meant
for his DIAMOND
and Gold company he wanted to establish in abidjan though,
according to
my father he deposited the money in a trunk box but
declared it as vital
family belongings. He single handed me the key of the box
and the deposit
certificate and instructed me to seek for a reliable and
trust worthy business
partner for my life time investment abroad. Now I have
succeeded in locating
the security company here in abidjan also confirmed the
items with most
honest and confidentiality. Now I am soliciting for your
assistance to help
me lift this money out from abidjan to your safe account
abroad so that
we should invest it in any meaningful lucrative business
in your country
because this is my only hope in life.I am willing to offer
you 10% of the
total fund if only you can help meout of my present
predicament.
Awaiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss
the modalities
of this business.
I await your immediate response.
Yours sincerely.
Nena Donald
pls contact me through this email address
nenawebweb@mixmail.com




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