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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: caro koffi <caro_koffi02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:15:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: into business relationship


From :Caroline Koffi
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

My Dearest One,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears. i want a friend like you to help me out. As it is my dream to have this aspiration achieved. I am a good looking and very attractive young girl who is sexy,easygoing,romatic in nature,so much beautiful and serious with my relationship,23 years old.My late dad is a wealthy and successful business man before he died.My mum died when i was a baby.I am the only child in the family.Before the death of my dad,he called me secretly in the private hospital where he was admitted and inform me to run away from his house because of his blood brother,who is my uncle.It was on that day,my dad reveiwed to me that,it was his brother who poison him to this level.

Inshort,he seriously warn me to keep this money secretly because he know that,it was because of all his wealth and properties,his brother decided to kill him so that he can inherit all this properties as i am a girl.My dad disclose to me that traditionaly,i don't suppose to get any of his properties because i am a girl.He said soonest,i am going to marry to another family but due to his brother wickedness and greedy,he did not disclose to him about this money US$7.5M ( seven million five hundred united state dollars) in the bank and he seriously advise me to transfer this total money to oversea account for my investment,where i will start my new life and finish my education.Because of this reason,i am soliciting your assistance for the claim and transfer to your bank account for the business.

Frankly speaking,i am ready to give you 15% of this total money for your assistance and with extral 1% for your expenses phone call,you might bill during the time of phoning me for the assistance.Just please urgently call me right now if really serious to help me out so that i can give you the bank contact where this total money deposited for your introduction and immediate transfer to your nominated oversea bank account.
Anyway,you can not understand anything now because it is a long story but please and please for God sake,urgently reply me with My private e-mail address for security reason caro_koffi02@yahoo.fr Thanks and take care.
With My Best Regards,
Caroline Koffi




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