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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: "Mr.Kwame John" <kwamejohn_2003@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kwamejohn_2006@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:34:12 +0100
Subject: PERSONAL MESSAGE

From: Mr.Kwame John
Eco Finance and Services
Route C,4 Ring Road
Circle-Accra - Republic of Ghana
West Africa-Africa
Office number: +233-21-50-90-38 Ext 112

Good Day,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this unofficial channel (email).I got your contact from a proffesional database found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that will assist me safeguard funds into a safe account.Since this deal is my last hope to survive in life,I have to consult my spiritual Leader who after due consultations directed me to contact you.
I want you to safeguard this fund amounting to $20,850.456 Million Dollars left in one of our deceased customer fixed deposit account with us whom i am his account officer before he met his death in an accident along with his family members.I have made several attempts to locate his other family members or relations which proves abortive as was not contained in his official deposit file with us.I thought wisely to transfer this money out now that it has matured for payment than loosing it to our Government as such deposit have a stipulated years to be in our custody after which it will be forefeited to our Government as unclaimed bill and at end,it pays no one hence i see this deal as a golden opportunity God has provided to me and you as my partner to be for our future re-positioning .I would have executed this deal without contacting you but due to our country civil service code which prohibits any Civil Servant from owing or operating foreign accounts. Moreso,the deposit can easily
be released to a foreigner as the next of kin to the deceased who is also a foreigner.
As an account owner for this transfer,You will be entittled to 15% of the total fund,15% will be used to set up humanitarian organisations to be managed by both of us in your country to help needy,motherless babies and other less priviledged people including donation to the recent Tsunami VIctims in Asia While I take 65% for my investment in your country then 5% will be set aside to take care of any incidental charges which might arise in the course of the transfer.
Due to my position as the account officer to the deceased customer,i have all his Deposit files/information which will be released to you on demand to pursue the payment approval from our office.All the arrangement to put claim on the fund legally as the apparent heir of the deceased has been perfected.Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return I demand your complete honesty and trust.
NOTE : This transaction will be strictly based on the
following terms and conditions as I have stated
below:
(a)My conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
(b) That you would treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality it deserve
(c) That you will not ask for more percentage or try to sit on the funds once it is under your custody, or any form of blackmail to allow take the money alone.
(d) That upon receipt of the funds you will release
the funds as instructed by me after you have removed
your share of 15% from the total amount before my
arrival in your country as it might take me little time to retire and get my travel documents ready before arriving in your country.This transaction is 100% legal and risk free and we hope to conclude it deal within 7-14 working days if you accord me your unalloyed support and co-operation. I give you my word that you are completely safe in doing business with me.
NB:To Strenghten the security network of this deal as am using my office number for the moment untill i secure a more convenient confidential phone line.To be very sure you are rightly speaking with me,it is very important that when you call and ask for me,the moment someone picks up the phone,you should ask the person "WHAT IS YOUR NAME" and the answer would be "ANTHONY" before we proceed discussions,But if the answer is not "ANTHONY",that means you are not speaking with me just disconnect the call and call back till you are given the right answer

If this deal further interest you,call me for more detailed information and If you will not partake,kindly discard this information and never expose it to any person due the sensitivity of the transaction.Due to our country poor telephone System ,sometimes,your call might be either giving you a busy signal or computer saying that the telephone subscriber is not available,Kindly ignore it and continue trying as you must definately be connected or better still send me email to my private email below.

God Bless
Mr.Kwame John
Private emails:kwamejohn_2003@freeghana.com








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