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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: "ahmed hakoma" <ccdd9020024@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedhakoma@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:14:38 +0100
Subject: Secretary To General Audito


ATTENTION PLEASE,
I saw your name ( in our Central Computer among the list of unpaid
contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was
originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among the
list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to
our Bank. Your Long overdue Payment.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive a part-payment
of your contractual sum of Ten million usd, which has been approved already
for months now. However, we received an email from one MR MICHAEL PANDELOS
who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident
last week. he has also submitted his Bank account info: for us to transfer
the fund to him including his International passport, we need to confirm if
you are dead or not, before we can make the transfer to him.

BANKING INFORMATION
MICHAEL PANDELOS Sr.
Account # 0001049713
%BANCO SABADELL,
Av. Alcalde Joaquin Vilumbrales
#1,28924 ALCORCON, MADRID, SPAIN

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) <http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm> failure to pay your
funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long
overdue. Also send me your phone line, and rightful address, You are adviced
to reply immediately.


HON REST IN PEACE (RIP)

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Ahmed Hakoma (Jr)
Secretary To General Audito

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