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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: "chief kenneth obi" <chiefkenneth_obi@msn.com>
Reply-To: chiefkenneth_obi@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:54:49 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM THE DESK OF
CHIEF KENNETH OBI
ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

I am an accountant of [ECO BANK PLC NIGERIA.] By Name CHIEF KENNETH OBI A
very good citizen of United states of America [U.S.A] who based in Nigeria,
died on plane crash on The 15th of August 2000. He has the sum of $20
million USD Dollars in his Account with my Bank , but the bank is looking
for a way to claim these fund because non Of his relatives showed concern
after his death to claim these funds.


Please, I need a good citizen who will efinitely stand as the next of Kin To
[LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD] to claim these fund. As soon as this claims is
done the Bank will contact you for the remittance of these funds into your
account without delay.But before the claims I will send to you all related
ocuments from file of LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD,


which you will use to contact the legal department of my Bank as the next
of kin/ relative to LATE ENGR FEDRICK JAWAD. Come the sharing of these funds
as soon as it is transferred into your account, 30 % percent of The total
sum/funds will be given to you, 10%
percent is map out for expenses locally and internationally during the
process of this claim, and 60% Percent will be for me and my partners.I want
this business to be confidential,


so that the bank will not get to know anything about this, that someone is
giving out vital
information to you to stand for this claim as the next of kin.My good this
transaction is 100 percent risk free, and as a family man with two children.
Therefore will not want any thing that will diage my image/family, if
interested you should please reply urgently as you
receive this letter for immediate transaction.
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
CHIEF KENNETH OBI



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