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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: "Mrs. Monica White" <julietedward@prtcnet.com>
Reply-To: m_whitexx@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:14:46 GMT
Subject: From Mrs. Monica White (Bulgium)

Good day

I apologize for intruding in your privacy. I am Mrs.
Monica white, the financial personal assistant to the late
Nigerian first lady. Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo may her soul
rest in perfect peace.

I know my intention in this letter might sound unchristian
but I don't have option. On her last trip before her death
in Spain after meeting with me, note: pls go through this
web site before getting back to me.

Http://www.cnn.com/2005/world/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4374532.stm

she and I deposited some money for her secretly in a
security company/finance firm in European Union, Bonded Unit
Section Belgium Brusells, (capital) where she used to keep
her valuables before her sudden death at the Malaga hospital
in Spain.

Presently, I am the only one that knows that she kept that
money there. Meanwhile as her financial adviser I have the
necessary documentation to pull out the money through the
help of somebody whom I will claim she advised me to pay
with the money before she died.

I have a very perfect arrangement if you are willing to
assist me to pull out the money (us$10.3million) into any
account of your choice instead of abandoning the money to
confiscated by the security firm.

I am willing to give you 30% of the money for your
participation, 20% to charity, and 50% for me.

Please respond to this immediately so that I can proceed.
This transaction requires absolute honesty and top
confidentiality.

I wait for your urgent responds.

Yours sincerely
Mrs. Monica white (IFFPA)
Belgium

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