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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: "Sabine Kone" <luv_skpm450@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:37:06 +0000
Subject: From Sabine Kone.......GoodDay.

From.Sabine kone.

Hello,

It is a good a thing to writting you and for you to have responed back to me.
I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner
compel you to honour against your will. Your profile on pushed me to send you this mail.
To start with I am Sabine kone,20 years old and my junior brother Anthony kone
the children of late parents Mr.and Mrs.kone O'Neal from a Royal family in Ghana.
My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated
in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business
trips abroad year 12th.Febuary 2001.Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that
time.But God knows the truth!
Our mother died when I was 13 years old,and since then our father took us so special.
Before my fathers death on Febuary 12 2001 told me he has the sum of Eleven
million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$11.700,000)left in one of
the leading security company here in Abidjan Ivroy coast West Africa.
He made the deposit of the fund in a metalic trunk box as containing family valuable that
belongs to a foreign partner. He further told me that he deposited the box in my name as
all the documents bear my name as the depositor,and for the company not to open the box
he made the the beneficary as foreign partner.
I am just 20 years old and a university undergraduate,my only junior brother is 17years old
and really we cannot handle the retrivement of this fund alone without the help of a foreign partner.
This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in
Ivory coast. The death of our father actually brought alot sadnees to our life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.
Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us as your family ?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
You can also reply back through my private email address. serge450@dr.com

My sincere regards,
Sabine Kone.


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