joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: aisha mohammed <mrs_aisha_mohammed@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:26:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ASSALAM AALAIKOOM,


ASSALAM AALAIKOOM,

I AM AISHA MOHAMMED .I AM MARRIED TO LATE KAZEEM MOHAMMED
OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN SINGAPORE AND
KUWAIT FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002.WE
WERE MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD .HE DIED
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS
.BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLIMS AN D SINCE
HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND
FIBROID PROBLEMS.

WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF
$5,5000,000,00 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WITH A
FINANCE COMPANY IN OVERSEA,RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT
I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM,THOUGH
WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROK SICKNESS AND HAVING KNOWN
MY CONDIRION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A
MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL
UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN.
I WANT THIS MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS
MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY TO FUND MOSQUES,ORPHANAGE ,WIDOWS
AND ALSO PROPAGATION OF THE WORD OF ALLAH AND TO ENSURE
THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLD S THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE HOLY
QURAN.
THE HOLY QURAN EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH;S BENEVOLENCE
AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGE ME TO TAKE THE BOLD STEP, I TOOK
THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON;T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL
INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NEW
CHRISTAIN;S CONVERTS AND I DON;T WANT A SITUATION WHERE
THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER,HENCE THE
REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION .
I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH ALLAH THE MOST
BENEFICENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL,I DON; NEED ANY TELEPHONE
COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH ,BECAUSE
OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND;S RELATIVES AROUND ME
ALWAYS..
I DON;T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, WITH
ALLAH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON THIS
EMAIL:mrsaishamohammed@yahoo.ca
ONLY.
I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE FINANCE
COMPANY AND THE COUNTRY IN OVERSEA WHERE THE MONEY WAS
DEPOSITED.
I WILL ALSO ISSURE A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO THE FINANCE
COMPANY AUTHORIZING THEM THAT THE FUND HAVE BEEN WILLED TO
YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WILL BE FORWARDE TO
YOU.
I WANT YOU AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS
PRAY FOR ME,MY HAPPNESS IS THAT I LIVED A TRUE DEVOTED
MUSLIM WORTHY OF EMULATION,WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE
ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS.
PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.
ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A
MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR A DEVOTED MUSLIM FOR SAME PURPOSE.
UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU,MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.
MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.
REGARDS.
MRS AISHA MOHAMMED.
PLEASE YOUR REPLY SHOULD BE STICTLY ON
:mrsaishamohammed@yahoo.ca ONLY.


---------------------------------
All new Yahoo! Mail -
---------------------------------
Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane.

Anti-fraud resources: