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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: "Miss Kudi Suleman." <kudi_sulemancc@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:12:42 +0200
Subject: MESSAGE

Dearest One,
I am Kudi,writing from Ivory Coast,I was moved by your profile and i decided to contact you for assistance as your profiled as proofed who you are and your capabilities too.

There is this ($12,500,000.00 United States Dollars) which my late father kept in Utility Delivery And Sleaning Company in Ivory Coast as containing family valuables before he was assassinated by unknown persons from the rebels after the new political crisis in my country in 2001.

Right now,i am not able to clear this box from the company because of my tender age and can not secure this money here because of the political crisis in this country,now i wish to relocate to your country where the box of money will be shipped to and we meet after the box has been transfered to your country for investment.

I want you to help me claim and retrive the box from the security company with the documents I have here with me and transfer it into your country for my future life purposes and on profitable investment.

According to the Security Company on my last discussion with the manager Mr Clark Richard,they are some little taxes which must be cleared up before the release of the box also,and this is the reason I cried unto you for Godly help to get this money out of the Company.

I will be attaching the Certificate of deposit,my photo and Course of signing the documents with the security company as soon as you indicate your interest in this transaction.

I will be waiting patienly for your email and hope to get maximum coperation from you.
Goodbye,
Miss Kudi Suleman.



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