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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: "rob jone" <mr_robjone@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_robjone@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:54:49 +0000
Subject: APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,                   
                    
                              APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE
 
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTIMATE YOU OF MY INNER-MOST HEART DESIRE IN GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU DESPITE THE FACT WE HAVE NOT SEE FACE TO FACE .I GOT YOUR NAME/CONTACT FROM IVORIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.I PRAYED FOR IT AND WAS DIVINELY INSPIRED TO CONFIDE THIS SIMPLE TRANSACTION TO YOU.
 
I AM MR ROB JONE(JENIOR) AGE 25YRS AND MY SISTER NGOBE JONE, WE ARE ORPHANS TO LATE MR&MRS DUNCAN JONE A WEALTHY AND PROMINENT COCAO MERCHANT IN THE KOMBE PROVINCE OF ABIDJAN ,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTE'D'VOIRE.
 
ACCORDING TO DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS, OUR MOTHER DIED AS A RESULT OF RHENMATIC HEART DISEASE ON 21ST OF OCTOBER 1984.AFTER THE DEATH OF OUR MOTHER, MY FATHER TOOK ME VERY SERIOUS AS THE ONLY SON ACCORDING TO AFRICAN CULTURE AND TRADITION.
 
ON THE 29TH OF JULY 2000, MY FATHER WAS POISIONED. HE SUFFERED IT FORMONTHS BEFORE HE FINALLY DIED ON THE 3RD OF DECEMBER 2000. BEFORE THEDEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 3/12/2000, IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN, HE CALLED ME AND SECRETLY TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF USD20 ,500 .000 .OO (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY AND DIPLOMATIC CARRIER SERVICES IN EUROPE. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE HANDED TO ME AND MY SISTER THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITE CERTIFICATE HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME HE WAS POISIONED BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH.
 
IF HE DOES NOT SURVIVE, I SHOULD SEEK FOR A GOD FEARING FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE TO MOVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TO SECURE A CONFORTABLE ACCOMDATION FOR OUR LEAVING.(I AND MY SISTER).THOUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE CONSIGNMENTS, BECAUSE MY FATHER DECLEARED THE CONSIGNMENTS AS VALUBLES AND FAMILY TREASURES.
 
SIR/MADAM, PLEASE I AM HUMBLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU CAN ASSIST US GO TO THE SECURITY COMPANY, CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENTS AND MANAGE THE FUNDS FOR I AND MY SISTER.WE HAVE SINCERELY AGREED TO WILL CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THIS FUND TO WHO EVER THAT WILL ASSIST US .IF YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR MIND TO HELP US , PLEASE REPLY SOONEST AND TAKE INSTRUCTIONS FROM US ON HOW THE MODE OF OPERATION WILL BE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
 
BEST REGARDS,
 
MR ROB JONE.

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