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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: aliu osan <aliu50_osan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:11:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD DAY,


GOODDAY;

May the peace and glory of Almighty God be upon you and may he continue to guide and protect you in all you do.
I am MR. ALIU OSAN a Sudanise by Nationality but presently I, living in Dakar the capital city of Senegal.
The brutal war in my country which till this very date has distarblised every citizens of of my country lead to the untimely death of my parents and I, was the only child of the family and as such the only surviving child of the family and based on this,only God almighty is all that i have right now.
Before my father gave up finaly after the brutal turture that he undergo in the hands of the weaked rebals,he revealed a secrete to me which he told me cartigoricaly to follow every instruction he is about to give to me.
He made a deposit of $7.5million to a finace firm in senegal and i am the next of kin to the deposite.
From the clear interpritation of the depositional documents which was been handed over to me by his lawyer after his death,it's also clearly stated there that i am the next of kin to the deposite.
My primary aim of establishing this contact with you is to surlicitate for your assistance and guidiance to ensure a smooth and sucessful transfer of the deposite out of senegal to your position.
I am taken you as my partner who I, will introduce to the finance firm officials as my nominated beneficiary whom I, want the money to be transfered to his position.
However, I will give to you 7% of the total deposite for you kind assistance.
I will furnish you with every informations as soon as you indicate your full interest to assist me in this regards.
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Kind Regards.
MR. ALIU OSAN


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