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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?JOHNH=20ERBERT=20S0TT?= <john_hsott@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jhsott@mmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:21:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: john_hsott@yahoo.co.uk

MY DEAR,


I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE; MY PURPOSE OF WRITING YOU IS FOR A MUTUAL BUSINESS VENTURE I WILL LIKE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.


MY NAME IS JOHN HERBERT SOTT, BASE HERE IN EUROPE I AM THE CHIEF REVIEW OFFICER OF THE GLOBAL TRUST AND SERVES COMPANY HERE, DURING MY AUDITING EXERCISE IN OUR COMPANY I DISCOVERED TWO TRUCK DEPOSIT WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER OUR CUSTODY FOR THE PAST 6YEARS AND WITHOUT HAVING ANY COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPOSITOR TILL DATE AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR ALKIVE TO RE VIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT RELATED TO THE DEPOSIT AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE FIRST DEPOSITOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT MY INVESTIGATION EXERCISE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE DEPOSITOR WHERE INVOLVE ON A POLITICAL TOXICS IN HIS COUNTRY WHICH HAS PUT HIM BEHIND THE BARS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.


IN A SUMMARY, MY PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU IS TO PUT YOU IN PLACE OF THE DEPOSITOR AS THE VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISE IS $28MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN CASH AND EVERY INFORMATION PATTERNING THE DEPOSIT ARE IN MY CUSTODY AND CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY, I HAVE ACCESS TO EVERY INFORMATION TO ENABLE US CLAIM THE SHIPMENT AND HAVE THE FUNDS DISBURSE IT WITHIN OUR SELF.


WE WILL DISCUSS ON THE DISBURSEMENT OF THIS FUNDS, ONLY WHEN YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO BE A PARTNER ON THIS DEAL AND EVERY OTHER INFORMATION PATTERNING THIS ISSUE WILL CERTAINLY BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR RESPOND TOWARDS THIS PROPOSAL.


I LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU.


PLEASE RESPOND ONLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS; johnherbert_sott@hotmail.com



YOURS TRULY

JOHN HERBERT SOTT



- JOHNH ERBERT S0TT


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