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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 Pualine William <pwill00035@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:31:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED


Pauline William,
Dakar Senegal, Refugee Camp,
West Africa.

Hello Dear
Good day to you. I humbly wish to introduce myself to you through this Medium though it has been abused by people against the initial anticipation and intent of the inventors.I'm pleased for contacting you for assistance. This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met before. I was
desperately looking for a person to assist me. .
My dear I will be so glad if you lead me to the right channel as an experience and older person. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Miss Pauline William 24 years old girl from Liberia in west Africa,I am a daughter of late Dr Dion William.

My father Dr Dion Willaim was the personal advicer to the former president of Liberia, The rebels attacked our home one early morning killing my mother and my father.Iam the only one that survive and I managed to make my way to near by country Dakar Senegal where I am residing as a refugee now. Iam the only child of my late parents.

The main reason why I have contacted you is for you to assist in the area of my future investment and also to help me to transfer the funds that my late father deposited with the security company into your account. The amount is (US10.3 Million dollars) he made this deposit some years back,the funds was deposited for safe keeping as a family tresure which I am the next of kin. Please I am asking you to stand on my behalf as my partner to claim the funds out from the security company and transfer it into your bank account . I have made up my mind to offer you 25%of the total money and 15% for any expenses made during this transaction. while the remaining will go into a productive investment for me, I will give full detail of this transaction to you and I will give you the contact of the security company so that you will contact them for more verification and please be inform that all the documents to claim this funds are in my possession which I will send you as you
indicate your willingness to assist me.please send your full address as you reply me.Am awaiting for your urgent reply.
Regards.
Miss Pualine William


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