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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: "Mr musa canote" <musa_canote2000@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:58:39 +0000
Subject: good day,

Attention please,
I Know This Letter May Beat Your Imagination As We Have No Previous Correspondence. My Name is Mr Musa Canote, the Son of a late sierra-leonian businessman, late DR.COLEMAN Canote, the owner of Coleman minining company (CMC)in Sierra-leone Who died when the revolutionary united front rebels (R.U.F) attacked our residence in Makeni Sierra-leone. Following the cease fire agreement which was reached last year with the help of United Nation peace keeping troops, I and my aged mother used the opportunity to leave the country with a very important document of my father's precious (DIAMONDS) weighing 14.220 carats, 2.9kg which my father deposited in a security company in DAKAR-SENEGAL, which my name appears as the next of kin in the documments. Now i and my mother are seeking asylum in DAKAR SENEGAL under United Nation's(UNHCR). I Contacted You Because Of The Need To Deal With Person Whom My Family And I Have No Previous Personal Relationships. And I got Your Contact
From the International chamber of commerce and i Confirmed Your Country as Being Economic Condusive For Investment And Her People As Transparent And Trust-worthy To Engage In Business.Hence My Reason For Writing You However,This Diamonds In Question Has Been In The Security Company Since My Father's Death. But My Main Problem Now is to move this diamonds out of Africa for the sales of it and to invest all the money generated from it's sales in your country with your full backing and international business knowledgebility as i have no business idea. May I Use This Medium To Request You to assist me in transfering of this diamonds out of Africa to your country or any country which will be well convenient for business investment.I and my mother Have Meet The Security Company With The Depositional Documents That My Father Left Behind,Of Which My Name Appears As The 'Next Of Kin', The Company awaits My Coming For The Withdrawal Of The Diamonds. As soon as the diamonds have been transfered to you
r position, i will prepare immediately with my mother for our arrival to meet with you for the sales of the diamonds and for investing of the money generated from it's sale in any profitable business you will intruduce, as we have decided to do away with Africa entirelly. I and my mother have agreed to let you have (15%percent) of the total sales of the diamonds after the diamonds gets into your country through your assistance, and 5% will be maped out for any miscellenous expences. Best regards. Mr Musa Canote


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