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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: kwa omani <omani01cc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:59:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEASE.


Dear Friend ,
I rejoiced greatly that I have found your contact in truth.

Permit me to introduce my self to you with this mail. my names are Mr kwa omani, the son of late Robert omani an adviser to president Tijan kabar of Sierra Leone. My father is from lofa county, sierra leone. my father was made board member of the west Africa gas pipe line project so he his always in Accra Ghana which is the project head quitter of the project and always come to free town to feed the president with contract news. Has a member of the board of the West Africa gas pipe line project president Tijan Kabar made some deal with him and gave him some money to deposit in a bank in Ghana which he did long time ago. and return to free town the capital city of sierra leone it was then that the lord reseated rebel storm free town and my father was among does that was killed in the presidential palace shotout.
I am sending this message from bumjobora refugee camp to you. My
father before his death he deposited the sum of $37 million u.s dollars and 15kg of diamond and 5kg of gold with a security company here in Ghana, after his death I got to know of this through one barrister who assisted him during the time of depositing this consignment box. Because I am the next of kin the barrister have to search for me in the camp and fined me
. He told me the story are my father deposited the consignment box and give him the document and when he heard of my father death he deciside to look for me in the refugee camp.
I am seeking for your help to assist me pull out this consignment box from the security company and transfer it to your country, and invest it in your country. If you can assist me I will give you 30% of the fund and diamond . After the consignment box have been transferred to you in your country.
Please, if you are very interested I can send you the document in which my father use in depositing this consignment . So that you can contact the security company on my behalf as a business partner of mine father who want to help his children transferred the fund for a very good investment. you can send me your private e mail address so that we can talk more of it.
I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY, BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME LONG TIME AGO THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST MONEY IN AFRICA DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.
thanks,
kwa omani.




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