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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: Mushtary Poindashoeva <hdmushtary@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mushpoind@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:54:59 +0000
Subject: My request







Dear friend,Greetings to you.How are you and other members of your family? hope you all are very fine.In my search for a reliable and a trust worthy person,I got your contact after my decision.I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs.Mushtary Poindashoeva, I'm a 34 years old woman from Tajikistan and a staff of the UN .I was also married to an Ivoriane who died along with my two children in a car accident 5 years ago. My late husband was a merchant and he owned two business in Singapore and Dubai.Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan, Kenya, Somalia,Bangladesh and some Asian countries. I was moved with great pity and compassion for people out there that need Love and help from people like us so, I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there, with my late husband deposited sum of $5,500,000.00 USD which in a long-term deposit account in a bank. Presently, I'm in a hospital in Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money is been invested in your country.You are to start up a company or business in my name or our name and use my own part of profits per month to distribute to helpless people. Since my relatives and friends have plundered and stolen so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony to entrust this only huge responsibility to any of them.If you are capable to handle this ,for security reasons please reply through my private email; mushpoind@yahoo.com .May you and your family blessed.Mushtary Poindashoeva.
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