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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: jennifer okuta <j_okuta070@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 06:19:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear lovely one,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: j_okuta070@yahoo.ca

Dear lovely one,



I am Jennifer okuta from Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire . I was born on the 1st of January 1988,a daughter to the family of Mr and Mrs Joseph Okuta and my father was a wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in Accra and Abidjan respectively, I was a kid when my mother died on the 21st October 1994.

I went to a private schools and things were going on well for me ,My father took me so special because I am motherless and he shower all his love on me being his only child.



Also he promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not want me for any problem. But as fate may have it, my father died last year. but before the death of my father on the 12th October 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, before his death he called me secretly to his sick bed and told me that he kept a sum of $5.500 000 (ten million five hundred thousand united states dollars) in a bank here in the country, Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.



Meanwhile, that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the money. He also explained to me that it was because of this money that he was poisoned by his business enemies and that i should seek for foreign partner in a country of my choice where I would transfer this money and uses it for investment purpose.Plesae; I am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.



1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transferred into.



2) To serve as the guardian of these fund since I am still want to go to school.



3) To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure a residential permit for me in your country.



I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the transferring of this money to your nominated account overseas. Also i will appoint you the general over sea of investment with the as I don’t have investment knowledge for now, wily be going back to school in you country. Please I will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded within seven (7) working days from now.



I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.

Best regards

Jeniffer Okuta


(j_okuta010@yahoo.com)(j_okuta020@yahoo.com)









- jennifer okuta


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