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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: koffi larry <koffi22larry@yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 19:18:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT NEEDED PLEASE


FROM MR KOFFI LARRY.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE
ET L'INDUSTRIE,
LOME- TOGO.
EMAIL ; koffilarrytg@hotmail.com
Att,
I AM MR koffi larry, the Head of auditing and accounting section
of BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE,
Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regards.
I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of
us at the end of the transaction.We had a foreign
client DR H. PAUL JACOBI who deposited a huge sum of
money (US$9.5million) with our bank.
Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT
AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the
31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had
any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A
sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in
the bank.
Now, having monitored this deposit over the years
after his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the
next of kin for the past three and half years, I have
moved the file to my private volt.
I now solicit for your assistance to present you as
the next of kin as every other arrangement has being
concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner
to enable me move the fund to his account. This does
not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me.
I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a
return message and I will furnish you with details.
Your interest will be negotiable before we commence
the project.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Remain Bless.
Peace and love away.
MR KOFFI LARRY.
EMAIL ; koffilarrytg@hotmail.com








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