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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: james tolbert <james_tolbert2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:00:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO MR VICTIMNAME HOW U DOING?


HELLO MONIN SIR
HOW U DOING? AND HOW IS UR FAMILY DOING? I HOPE U ARE ALL FINE?
THANKS FOR UR MAIL , I UNDERSTAND WHAT U MEAN BY CAN U TRUST ME YES U CAN TRUST ME ON THIS ALL U NEED TO DO IS TO SEND ME UR PASSPORT COPY OR UR IDCARD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND UR FULL NAME S , THEN U WILL CAN OUR LAWYER TO LET HIM NO THAT U ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN GETING THE MONEY OUT OF THE BANK ,
BUT 1ST THE LAWYER NEED TO CHANGE UR NAME IN TO ALL THE DOCUMENTS AS THE NEW BENEFITARY OF THE MONEY THEN I AND MY SISTHER AND OUR LAWYER WILL GO TO THE BANKD TO INFOR THEM ABOUT U AS THE BENEFITARY TO THE MONEY , IT IS SIG BY MY LATE DAD THAT WILL MOST BRING A FOREIGN PARTNER BE FOR THEY CAN TANSFER THE MONEY ,
I WILL GIV U 20% FOR UR ASSISTANCE AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSIS U MAKE ON THIS TRANSACTION , BUT U MOST NO THAT U HV TO PAY THE LAWYER FOR THA CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO UR NAME , THE LAWYER SAID IS NOT MUCH IS JUST $200 USD PLZZ DO SEND ME UR INFORS NOW AND CONTACT THE LAWYER SO WE CAN GET STARTED TODAY , ATTORNEY
Barrister, MILLS, Nii Osah Esq.
Attorney at Law, Solicitor and Notary Public
Mailing address:
P. O. Box M.443 Accra
Tel: 233-243-364292
EMAIL-esqmillschambers@aim.com
Executive Member of, Attorney Income Movement (aim) of GHANA,

I WILL GIV U THE BANKS WEBSITE LATER SO U CAN CONTACT THE BANK TO ASK THEM AND LET THE NO ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WILLIAM FAMILY BUT THAT WILL BE AFTER U HV SEND ME UR INFOR AND CONTACTED THE LAWYER , WILL I HOPE U AND I CAN DO THIS IN ONE TRUST AND LOVE ? U CAN TRUST ME ON THIS BUT CAN I TRUST U TOO? PLZZ GIV ME A CALL AS SOON AS U SEND ME UR INFORS OKY? THANKS AND GOD BLESS U.
JAMES R. TOLBERT









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