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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: "rose amadasun" <roseloveblack2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: roseloveblack2000@yahoo
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:30:27 +0000
Subject: hello

Dear one,
I hope this mail we meet you in good Health and happiness.
any way i undrestand what u mean but i feel like telling you some vital things in my life.
I am 22years old lady now, i was born on the 1 ofjanuary 1983.to the family of amadasun.and my father is a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in sierra leone and my mother respectively. I am there only child.
well when i was a kid i went to a private schools and things were going on well for me and my parents till when i lost my mother on the 21ST october 1994 .
and My father now took me so special because i am now a motherless child.
he shower all his love on me and promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not want me to have any problem.
but Since my father dead last year i fine it had to live in sierra leone because of some
of his business partner that was after my life that was why i find my way to senegal and before the death of my father on the 12th april 2005 ,He called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of $10.500 000 (ten million five hundred thousand united states dollars)
in a bank in Senegal mean while that he used my name as the beneficiary of the deposited fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that i should seek for foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for investment.
And rigth now i am in senegal to secure my life, Please i am honourably soliciting for your assistance.
kind of assistance as follows.
1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered into.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund ,since i am 22years old.
3)To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.

I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transfering of these fund to your nominated account overseas.
Please i will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded within seven (7)working days from now.
I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.
May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.
Best regard
Miss rose amadasun



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