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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: "Wisdom Garri." <garriwis1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 22:57:38 +0000
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 Wisdom Garri, the eldest son of late Mr. Mallon Garri,
the proud owner of Garri 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 testamentthat that he kept Nineteen Million United State Dollars In Cash [$19 Million] with an insurance security company called Consolidated Safe Limited in Ghana using my name as the next of Kin, then i and my mother left 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.

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 and 5% for any expence incure during the claim like you making
international calls to the security company,and I'll also want us to sign
a Financial Contract Agreement since we'have not met you 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:[wisdomgarri1982@yahoo.ca ].

Best regards,
Wisdom Garri.


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