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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: "Master. Wisdom Beta." <beta198219821982@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 01:17:25 -0700
Subject: Please I Do Need Your Assistance.

Greetings,

Please don't be surprise about my letter because I don't
know you before. I am only in search of help that is why I contacted you
after I got your contact from the net and I hope I am lucky to get your
help and co-operation because someone as to be contacted.

My name is Master. Wisdom Beta, the eldest son of late Chief Joseph Beta,
the proud owner of Beta International Diamond Company in Serrie Leone,
and the Executive Director Of Quasi Governmental Co-operation until he was
killed in cool blood by some rebel soldiers in our country during the war, after
the death of my father and sister's, i and my mother flew to Abidjan then
my father attorney came with an envelope containing some documents
including his testament that he kept Nineteen Million United State Dollars
In Cash [$19 Million] with an insurance security company called Afro
International Insurance Security Company in Ghana using my name as the
next of Kin, then i and my motherleft Abidjan and came to Ghana for the
claim.

When we got to Ghana we went to the company we where told to provide all
the relevant documents that was given to my father at the time
of the deposit and we did, then they also told us that my father has
registered the consignment on an express transfer to leave Africa so we
couldn't Collect the consignment. My mother would have spoken to you but
she does not speak English fluently.

So, Sir/Ma please we are looking for who is going to help us demand for
the consignment and the claim and also how we are going to invest the fund
outside Africa, we'll give you Twenty Five Percent [25%] of the total
fund for your assistance and Five percent for any expensive incure during
the cliam like you making international calls to the security company,and
we'll also want you and us to sign a Financial Contract Agreement since
we've not met before please do get back to me.

Please do contact me with this information below so i can send all the
legal documents regarding this transaction to you so you can understand

wisely. E-mail:[wisdom_beta@yahoo.ca].

Best regards,
Master. Wisdom Beta.



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