joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Douglas <zimagric@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:58:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: E-mail from Mr Lugard


Hello,
I am Mr. Johnson Douglas and I represent Mr.Mikhail Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia.
I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds in the sumof (US$46,000,000.00).
I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via First National Bank.This is a legitimate transaction and we hopr to direct investment obligations to you in your country after custody
You will be paid 20% as your commission/compensation for your active efforts and contribution to the success of this transaction in the both stages
If you are interested,Please,reply and provide me with your direct phone number as i wish to talk to you directly or you can also call me here in Uk
Please keep this confidential as we cannot afford more political problems.
I look forward to your response.
Regards,
Mr. Johnson Douglas
+447031899648
Liverpool, Uk


---------------------------------
Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Anti-fraud resources: