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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: rakotoxx5@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:42:26 -0400
Subject: Assistance

Dear Friend

Thank you very much for your email and the contents contained therein, it is with gratitude that I write this mail, My late father have funds in Europe and we don,t have account to received the funds if we ask the Firm securing the consignment/funds to effect the transfer, so we need your help to secure the funds for us in your country and after which you will help my family to come and meet you and make there share of the money as stated in my first email to you, you will arrange to open a profitable company of your choice under your super vission in your country so that my family can support you in the company before i come over. But the first thing to do now is to secure the funds and after that you will use part of the money to bring and arrange resident permit to stay in your country for them.

I know we will see through the duration and successful completion of this very noble venture if you will not betray me once the funds get into your hands. Please note the funds are the only hope we have left to survive.

Well since you have indicated your desire to be the conduit through which this transaction will be actualized I must express optimism that these fund/consignment deposited with a firm in Europe is secured. I only hope you possess the required attributes needed to handle this transaction diligently and tactfully as the firm is reliable they have been helping my late father moving funds Diamond out of Africa to Asia Europe America Etc.

All I need you to do now is to provide me with you Full name, private phone and fax number, Home and office address if avaliable, This Information's is for me to make you the beneficiary who will make arrangement to receive the funds in his destination as usual, and the company will also use the info to create your file in thier office so that anytime you call or email them they will respond to your request.

This transaction is legal and 100% risk free, all I require is Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through within two weeks. Also try to keep this transaction secret and confidential. Since the death of my late father our government did not released his account for us fully so this funds we are asking you to help us received is the only hope we have left in this world to survive and the only funds nobody knows we have in Europe. I have all the documentation covering the consignment.

I hope to hear from you very soon.

Best Regards,
Mr. Luis Rakotozafy

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