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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?charity=20kamara?= <charity_kamara@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:18:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM : MRS CHARITY KAMARA


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

FROM : MRS CHARITY KAMARA


Dear sir,

With due respect and humility I write you this proposal which I believe would be of great interest to you. I am Mrs CHARITY KAMARA, the wife of the late Dr, FREDERICK KAMARA of the blessed memory, prior to my Husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to Major John Paul Koromah, my late husband was the director general National gold and diamond mining Corporation of Sierra Leone, before his dead he instructed me and my children to move out of Sierra Leone immediately,before the powerful Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOMOG)forces intervened which eventually resulted into a brutal civil war. I with my children managed to escape to dakar, Republic of senegal through the help of red cross.

My late husband left the sum of ($21,700,000,00) tweenty one Million saven hundred thousand united states dollars in a security and finance firm here in Dakar-Senegal,he used my first son name as the Next of Kin in deposited the money. Meanwhile, I want my children to leave entirely from Africa with this money for investment in your country because of the stable political situation mostly for the future of my children.I therefore require you to please assist us in the following areas hence my children are still underage.

1)To use your name and contact to transfer this money out from here as our foriegn partner. 2)You are also required to negotiate for the best project where this money could be invested. 3)Above every other thing you shall keep the confidentiality of this transaction. We have it in mind to reward you handsomely for your assistance. We are prepared to give you 20% of the total sum, Also you shall have 5% of the total profit of the investment because you are to manage it for us children. Do not hesitate to contact me us immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in Ernest towards concluding this transfer.


May God bless you as you


assist us. Yours sincerely,


Mrs Charity Kamara.

- charity kamara


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