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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: "NGOZIKA NANA KOFI" <mobutu27@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:17:04 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I WANT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION

Dear Friend,

PLEASE I WANT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION

Sorry my name is Ngozika Nana Kofi, I do not know you
very well, and i beleive it is not going to cost you
any inconvinence, may be I might be wrong ,however, I
claim to be right towards contacting you about this.
During my seach for whom to trust and believed in sorry
I do not know you and we have ever met before,
perhaphs you must have met with my late father,
OR heard of him,but personaly, I do
not know you this is me.I know this mail may come to
you as a surprise, since we have not known or written
each other before.
I have a business proposal which I know might interest
you. In brief introduction, my name is Ngozika am the
Only Daughter of. king nana an International
businessman.
My Mother died long ago when she was about putting to
birth in London. Introducing myself My father was a
crude oil and diamond magnet based in Accra-Ghana
and Abidjan-Ivory Coast,when he was alive he was
poisoned by his business associates on one of their
business trips in France.
Before the death of my father on 28th november 2003 in
a private hospital here in Abidjan(may his soul rest
in peace amen).
He told me about this sum of USD$17 (Seventeen
Million, U.S.Dollars Only) deposited in a ghana , that
he used my name as his beloved daughter for the next
of kin in depositing the fund.
Sir/Madam,the deposit contract entered between my
father and the Bank, concerning this amount is saved
in their Bond account , secondly, he deposited this
funds
in the name of his foreign partner without any names
mentioned on it, but with my name Blessing, as next of
Kin, even as I am writing you now, the bank has been
contacted by me through, the ghana Agents, informing
them about my father's untimely death.
I have interest in your country for my further
education and would want to invest this large amount
with your company. I am asking for your assitance to
help me move the whole money into your nominated bank
account, and firstly secure admission for me into any
good school in your home for my studies. Secondily
residence arrangement for me. I have agreed to give
you 25% (Twenty-five Percent ) of the total amount,
including 10% share from the profits which the money
will generate in future from every investment.
The existence of this fortune which I have revealed to
you is authentic but confidential and there is no risk
involved in the cause of transfering the money into
your account. I have made contact with the Bank
through, the European Agents informing them about the
death of my father and the need for you to stand as
my late father's business partner, to enable the
effects the transfer of the fund into your nominated
account, from their custody which they have accepted.
It is for this reason that I am contacting you for
help, since I have a limited knowledge in the business
world, so you should please not feel embarrased
receiving this mail from me. Because of the current
poor situation in my country, I
have resolved to moved out of the country since I
might be the next target, by my family members or my
late father's associates, right now I am still in
Abidjan and may leave to a nearby country should I not
hear from you, in order to facilitate another
arrangement and to finalize with the Bank on
transfering. Should you be interested in my proposal
to assist me secure this funds for investment, kindly
reach me via email to enable me give you further
details and to fax you all relevant documents covering
the deposit of the funds.
Accept my sincere regards while hoping to hear from
you.

Best Regards,
Ngozika Nanakofi
zikakofi4love@yahoo.com



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