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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: Grace Seko <g_seko4god@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 04:08:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION


Attn:Amarjit Singh

I am directed to inform you about the success of your partner,upon the transaction you people handled of claiming some funds as a next of kin,which has been succeed by obtaining the funds of transmission transferred under the co-operation from a new associate from Paraguay.

Currently,your partner is in Paraguay for projects of investment with some part of the fund. While waiting, he did not forget that your last efforts and attempts to help him in transfering these funds in spite of that it failed some how but at least God answered his prayers at the end.

Furthermore,your partner,left a total sum of USD$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to be sent to you as your compensation for all the past efforts you put on.Note that this amount is not coming to you either by transfer or money order,rather by CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT. He appreciated your efforts at this time much thus to smell it free and contacts this office immediately with the following proper identifications,as a measure to know that you are the real person instructed to send this fund to:

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2)YOUR DIRECT /CELL PHONE NUMBER

3)YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE THE DRAFT PACKAGE.

4) MOST ESPECIALLY,MENTION THE NAME OF THIS YOUR PARTNER,FOR US TO KNOW YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON/PARTNER.

Reply this mail today with the above requested identification informations,to enable this bank commence the process of the issuance of your payment draft.

LASTLY I WILL MAKE OUT TIME TO SCAN THE COPY OF THE DRAFT TO SEND ACROSS TO YOU FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

SINCERELY

MRS GRACE SEKO
OPERATION MANAGER
COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA


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