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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: kamara sultan <kamara_sultan002@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:57:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Respectful One, I 'M kamara Sultan. An Orphan.


kamara Sultan
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
West African.

Dear Sir,

I know that there is no relationship between you and
me that can generate a certain trust on both of us. I
come to you with a positive and sincere spirit. I
am kamara Sultan, I am the only son of Alexandre
Dunga Sultan a coco merchant here in Ivory Coast.

I'm contacting you to seek for your good assistance
to transfer and invest USD 22.5 Million belonging to my
late father which was deposited in a bank . I lived
with my parents when the war started in the center of
country called ( BOUAKE ) in Ivory Coast , west
africa . The city which occupied by the rebels today
in Ivory Coast .

Many people was murdered during the (BOUAKE ) crisis
including my mother, My father sustainded very several
bullet injuries which resulted to his death after 8
days at the General hospital as we arrive Abidjan the
capital of Ivory Coast through the help of (ECOMOG
GROUP) and (RED CROSS) that took my father to hospital
in abidjan .But Before my father's died, he told me
that he deposited his life savings in a bank here in
Abidjan being the capital and that I should pray and
find a trust worthy and God fearing business person
who will help me to transfer to his account and
secured me a visa to leave Ivory Coast quickly then
settle down abroad. He gave me his personnel lawyer
contact in abidjan that has all the bank documents
to prove the deposit . I have gone to the lawyer as
well as the bank to make inquires about this money and
I have spoke with the lawyer and director of bank ,
they assured me that everything is intact and promised
to help me transfer this money to any of my choice
country abroad where i intend to go and continue my
education .

However, the director of the bank mostly is very
concerned because of my age, I am 20 years and as
such promised to help me and he would like to speak
with my partner because of his personal interest and
sympathy for me.

I am interested in any proffitable commercial venture
which you Consider very good in your country and you
would also get a school for me,so that i can finish my
college education .
please i'm alone without no parents or relative that
is why i need your urgent responce .
Thank you and may God bless.

pls kindly contacts me with this email address ;
(kamara_sultan001@yahoo.fr)

Yours sincerely,

kamara Sultan.


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