joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Fraud email example:

From: Jerry Briggs <grand_importandexport@email.ro>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:09:04 +0200
Subject: NEED YOUR RESPONSE PLEASE

GRAND IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY

I am Jerry Briggs, we are a group of businessmen/women who
deal on raw materials and export into America/Europe
and Canada. We are searching for representatives who
can help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in America/Europe as well as making payments
through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business
with us we will be very glad.

Please contact our procurement officer, Robinson Smith
for more information (robinson_smith@linuxmail.org)
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will
pay for your services as our representative in
America/Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone
number/fax and your full contact addresses.

Very Respectfully,
Jerry Briggs, President
GRAND IMPORT AND EXPORT
Goods for Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
Units 3A & 3B, Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD, UNITED KINGDOM





_____________________________________________
Castiga peste 1000 de premii cu Wella Design!
http://wella.boom.ro

Anti-fraud resources: