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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: "Flora Savimbi" <florasavi1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:10:34 +0200
Subject: President Of Angola

Mrs. Flora Savimbi
NO 46 MANDELA SREET,
JHB SOUTH AFRICA



Dear Sir,

I am MRS FLORA SAVIMBI, from Angola.l got your contact and profile through
www. There is an imformation I would like you to keep very confidential.

There is sum amount of money my late Husband UNITA Rebel leader Jonas
Savimbi deposited with a Security company with network of branches in
Africa, Europe and in different parts of America. This consignment was
registered as personal artefect (Jewelries) to avoid suspision for safe
keeping before he was killed by Angolan Millitary forces.

My late husband married four wives.I am the second wife. I will not be able
to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents.

Presently I am staying in Johannesburg, the former capital of Republic of
South Africa, just to save my life, with my three children. The money in
question, is Seven million five hundred thousand united state dollars
($7.500,000.00Milllion) U.S.Dollars.

What I would want you to do, is to assist me to take delivery of the
consignement from the security company so that it cannot be traced to me or
any of the Savimbi's family and then transfered same into your country for
investment prior to your advise , and we shall open a small account in a
Bank in your name. I will give you the 25% of the money for your
assitance.There is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining
balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the future of my
children.

If you are interested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this
transaction, you e-mail me immediately for more clearification, and also
note that I am a Political Asylum Seeker in South Africa because of the
killing of my husband, and the civil war going on in our country (Angola).

The consignment of the defaced cash would be moved to any branch of the
security company nearest to you. Upon receipt of your response, I will
provide you with necessary details to enable you proceed and claim the fund
from the security company for our investments, pending my arrival to your
country.

I can speak little English, and my son also speaks English very well.

Me and my son are using this numbers +27-73-400-4485.


Alternative mail florasavi1@webmail.co.za


Thank you very much.

Mrs Flora Savimbi.

For the family


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