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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.Laurette Morgan" <morgan_laurette@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kwambele.esq@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 00:32:21 +0200
Subject: Please your urgent response is needed.

Mrs. Laurette Morgan
C/O BARR.Jumbo Kwambele
EMAIL:ATTN: MD/CEO

Dear
Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. I believe you are
a highly respected
personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a
human resource profile database on your country in the Internet.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.

My Name is Laurether Morgan from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My
late Husband is Donald Morgan, Minister for Works and Housing in
Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial,
Charles Taylor killed him. You can verify this from some of the
international newspapers posted in the web sites below:

(I)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_66 21.asp

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of US$12.8
million.(Twelve million,eight hundred thousand american dollas) and
large quantities of Gold and Diamonds through a diplomatic means, and
deposited it with a Security Company Abroad.

All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company to
transfer the funds/The items to your account,but most of all is that I
solicit your trust in this transaction.I have been confined only to
our country home and all my calls are monitored, So I will advise you
contact my private Attorney on his contact stated below for onward
proceedings: -

NAME:BARR.JUMBO KWAMBELE (esq)
EMAIL: kwambele.esq@gmail.com


Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where
you can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to
enable him send detail information/documents that will enable you
receive the fund without any problem either now or in future as all
modalities as been perfected.

Please your urgent response is needed.

Best Regards.

Mrs.Laurette Morgan




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