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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: "Ms Nurul Mahammad" <nurul4@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:28:37 +0800
Subject:

Dear Sir,
I have been searching for an honest, reliable sincere business partner,only if you can be
trusted not to break an agreement? I offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life
depend on.
My name is Ms. Nurul Mohammad, the daughter of Mr.Behkikaban Mohammad Razak of blessed memory from
Zimbabwe,During the current crises against the farmers in zimbabwe from the supports of
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his
followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his
followers.
My father is One of the most successful multy farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm,
killing him and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm. Before his death my father had
deposited with FINANCE HOUSE IN ASIA the sum of (USD $5.5 MILLION). After the death of my father,
I decided to move to Republic of senegal where I re-located under political asylum as a refugee
to seek for foriegn patner overseas that will assist me to move this money out of THE FINANCIAL
HOUSE to your country as I have made up my mind to invest and live in your country. As an asylum
seeker, I am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within senegal.I have agreed to offer you 10%
of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money get`s into your account while 5% will
be mapped out for any expences that may be incurred in the course of this transaction both local
and international.I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction and please
treat this transaction with urgent attention for the successful out come of
it.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers and also your
private e-mail address for easy and urgent communication. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk
free and absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God
bless you.

Sincerely Yours,
Ms. Nurul Mohammad.



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