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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.Rebecca Garang <mrsrebgarang@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:44:37 -0800
Subject: From Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow


>From Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow of late John Garang who was untill his =
death the vice president of Sudan in Africa.
my late husband was appointed the vice president on the 9th of July 2005 by =
the United Nations Peace Team as an avenue to quench the civil war in =
Sudan.He died on a helicopter crash after his appointment as the vice =
president. What led to the helicopter crash is still unclear but I know that =
my husband was the target.
And i am under strict surveillance by the Sudan government as you may know =
and all my in and out going phone calls are systematically monitored. Please =
permit me to go into details. After the death of my husband that culminated =
to a
chaotic atmosphere that resulted to a one-week civil disturbances and ethnic =
violence in Sudan,not too long ago I conducted a search in his secret =
underground vault right inside the family house which hasn't been accessed =
since his death, I made some interesting discoveries, bank documents of =
$18.8Million dollar deposited in a Swiss bank, and a cash deposit of =
($5Million dollar) deposited with a security company in Europe. Unfortunately =
the Swiss account has been shutdown.
My aim of contacting you is to nominate you as the beneficiary of this =
deposit with the Security company in Europe for the transfer of this money =
to your account ,which i intend to invest in a lucrative business out there =
and If this offer is acceptable by you notify me immediately with your full =
contact details to enable my lawyer reach you for more discussions.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BELOW:
mrsrebeccagarang@aol.com
Best regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Garang.

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