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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: "Williams Atade" <williamsatade1@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:24:33 +0200
Subject: I DIDN'T FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORT TO ASSIST ME.


My Dearest Friend,

With great Gratitude to your effort, i'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from Italy. He received 25% of the entire money for his financial
involvement and efforts. Presently i'm in South Korea to establish the
electronic company projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, i
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds, though it did not yield positive fruit but i still appreciate
it.

Mean while i have a surprise package for you. I deposited the sum of $1.2
Million Dollars in a safe box which i kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. Please i want you to
accept it in good faith.

Contact Global Max Security/Delivery Company Cotonou Republic of Benin.
Contact person, Rev. Jean-Marie COKER and their email address is (
globalmaxsecomp.bj@inbox.lv), with your full name and address where you want
the BOX to be delivered to you and do not let the security company know that
the content of the deposited BOX is money since i told them during the time
of depositing that the contents of the BOX is african clothes.

Remember that i have payed to the director the delivery charges before
living. I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and
get in touched with Glomal Max Security/Delivery Company and instruct them
where to send the BOX to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy together after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
are having at hand, finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
director to release the box to you as soon as you come for it, so feel free
to get in touch with him.

The Global Max Security Company is in Cotonou Republic of Benin you can as
well call the director on his telephone number 0022993202366.

I remain your bossom friend,

Best Regards,

Mr. Williams Atade

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