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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: cmanini12@aim.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:40:27 +0200
Subject: PLEAD FOR ASSISTANCE

Dear sir/madam,

I do recognize the surprise this urgent and highly confidential letter will bring to you most especially as it comes from a stranger. I got your contact and credibility from the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and industry. My late father Dr.Joseph Manini was a prominent Zimbabwean Politician and a successful farmer. My late father was an associate and close friend of the current president of Zimbabwe Mr ROBERT MUGABE.He however fail out of favour with the president and became a founding member of the opposition party Movement For Democratic Change (M.D.C) that are challenging the President's Land Reform Programme initiated by the Government aimed at forcefully taking the WHITE OWNED FARMS by force and given to the black inexperience farmers which resulted in widespread anarchy and senseless killings.
However my late father was wrongfully accused by the ruling party of inciting public revolt and crime against the state and was secretly murdered by the AGENTS of the State and our ASSETS CONFISCATED. But before his death, my late father has deposited large sum of money with a security and finance company in South Africa as a Consignment. The fund
$21.5m (twenty one million five hundred thousand united states dollars as a
FAMILY ASSETS.THE money was meant for the purchase of farming equipment and tractors in South Africa and purchase of new lands in neighbouring Botswana and Swaziland for our farming projects.
Since my father's death, my family have become the state targets and we have been constantly been abused and tortured by the government thus our flight to South Africa where we are currently staying as refugees. Our Refugee status has however prohibited us from engaging in financial transaction and could not withdraw our fund from the security company.
Therefore, my mother and I, have thus reached an agreement to seek for a trustworthy and God-fearing person who can assist in claiming the consignment of funds, transfer the fund into his/her personal or company account, when a power of attorney his given in his/her name.
If you are willing to assist us, let us know without skeptism, and all modalities to achieve this will be discussed in details.
May God bless you and family.
Best regards
C. Manini.
For the family.
Tel: 27-83-433-0354
Fax: 27-86-5149810
KINDLY REPLY VIA THIS CONFIDENTIAL FAMILY EMAIL:( c.manini@yahoo.com)


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