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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: alfred_desomnd1@apropo.ro
Date: 12 Aug 2005 14:06:29 -0000
Subject: From Alfred Koromah Desmond


Dear ,Sir



I pray God this message reaches you in wonderful

spirit.I am making this contactwith you based on trust

and confidence irrespective of the fact that we have

not met before and because of the nature of the

situation I found myself, I am Alfred Desmond Koromah the son

of late former Minister Of Mines and Natural Resource

during the time of Major Koromah,the former Military

Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone,who was

massacred by President Tinjani Kababah force in their

struggle toreinstate him back topower. My brother and

I are refugee here in Abidjan,Cote d,lvoire ,since the death

father, because of thecondition of his death.

Before the death of my father some months ago he

disclosed to me some money he had deposited in my name

in a neighboring country inWest-Africa. The total

amount of the money is $32M, US dollars and 450 kilos

of Gold dust all in a security vault in the West Africa

neighboring country, The document regarding

thisconsignment was handed over to me by my father

before his death, I carefully searched and found the

security Companywhere I Confirmed that theconsignment

were deposited for safe Keeping in their security

vaultin the neighboringCountry. The content were

deposited as a family valuable,by Virtue of right as

the son of my late father, the Security Company has

accepted to release the connsignment factually. I am

seeking your assistance because my father has declared

the record with the security company stating that his

foreign partner form oversea shall be authorized

person to make claim on this consignment because of

his position government on which no name was given by

my father as his foreignpartner. To this effect, I

request to make the beneficiary of His consignment in

your name as foreign partner to Claim this

consignment.



For your assistance, room is Open for negotiations.

This is a risk free transaction As my father deposited

this valuable as a personalBelonging. In this

situation every process to completely move This

valuable may not exceed (3) working days,if your

co-operation to assist is sort. I shall be very

Grateful to hear from you, all documents concerning

This are intact with me, please kindly reach me as

Soon as possible through my email.



reply to alfred_desmond@lycos.co.uk

00225-0841-2252

Best Regards,

Alfred desmond Koromah

Please all dealings should be confidential.



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