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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: david johnson <david_johnson_55_55@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:16:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DAVID JOHNSON


I write you after proper consideration that a telephone conversation may not be an ideal medium to contact you.
A friend of mine who works with the chamber of commerce extended your recommendation to me. Although I did not make known to him the purpose of my inquiry.
To be precise, I am David Johnson and I have come to inherit a substantial amount of money (US$25,500,000.00) (Twenty- five million, five hundred thousand U.S dollars) from my uncle who never had a child and whose only wife died several years back. I intend to invest this money with you or in your company.
My uncle was the director of solid minerals department, Federal Ministry of Mines in Serra Leone. He died after a ghastly motor accident while returning from a meeting in Kenema town on june 22, 2005. I was by his bedside when he gave up the ghost and he disclosed to me secret codes and documents, which he used in depositing the said money with a security company. He also advised that I should seek the advise of a foreign partner to invest the money abroad for better returns.
My purpose of reaching out to you is to seek your assistance on how to move this money and invest it in any viable partnership business venture in your country or any other country of your choice. You will be required to contact the security company and also come down for a meeting to enable you see things for yourself and also open a domiciliary account in your name through which the remittance will be facilitated.
We will also draft an agreement and consider investment proposals/options. I shall gratify you with a negotiable 10% in cash of the total amount after the money is successfully transferred to your account. I will take 20% for myself as I intend to buy a home overseas and also improve my family standard of living. The remaining 70% or thereabout will be used to invest in a viable joint business venture as will be advised by you.
Kindly reply without delay via e-mail address(davidjohnson565@myway.com) within and let me know your opinion on this matter. But if this proposal does not appeal to you, please keep it secret and reply accordingly.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
David Johnson.



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