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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael B Tony" <michaeltony205@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:51:29 +0100
Subject: Proposal

Dear,

Good day to you and your family.I want to greet you in the name of
the Almighty God.I will like to introduce myself to you.

I am Michael B Tony,a brother to the junior wife of the late President
of Togo,My sister is here in Ghana with me because she does not
want to stay in Togo again and because she is not treated well by
her other rivals and also her step-son who is now the ruling
president of Togo.

She told me of an amount of money which her late husband deposited
with Alpha Lynex Security company in Amsterdam to which she has
all the related documents to it in her name as the next of Kinf with one
of her late husbands good lawyer here in Ghana.

She now wants to make the claim from the security company in
Amsterdam but she needs a foreign partner who can help us in
investments and also guide us as our foreign partner and also
get into partnership with you.

I want you to understand that,this transaction is 100% legal and have all
the related documents with a good and prominent lawyer here in Ghana.

As soon as i hear from you,i will give you the contact details of
the lawyer and also of the security company in Amsterdam where
these boxes of money are deposited.I will like you to treat this
at outmost secrecy as my sisters reputation is at stake her.

If you are willing to help my sister who's husband's other
wife's and children wants to claim what belongs to her,please forward your
contact details to me for easier communication and i will give you
the contact details of the security company and lawyer.

Hope to hear positively from you soonest and also feel free to ask
any questions as it will be answered to make you clear of things.

Thanks and God Bless.
Michael B Tony.


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