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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: "Alex Kosongo" <alkosongo001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:44:24 +0100
Subject: Urgent


o-- Mrs. Rose Kosongo/Alex Kosongo
Burma Camp
Accra-Ghana
Tel: +233249202611

Dear Partner

It's my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for investment purpose
in your country/company.

I am the wife of late chief Dr Shani Kosongo who was a personal confidant to
the president of Liberia. Before the war started, my late husband left
Sierra-Leone with two IRON TRUNK boxes, which contained the total sum of
US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States Dollars), to Ghana and
deposited this consignment here in Ghana, in a security company as family
treasures (AFRICAN ART WORKS) so the security company does not know the real
content of the deposited trunk boxes, this was done by my late husband to
avoid raising any eyebrows, for security purpose.

Unfortunately he died in the heat of the crisis when the rebels tried to
capture the capital Monrovia.

I am presently in Ghana with my son seeking for a reliable and trustworthy
individual to assist me move in my inherited total funds for onward
investment. While I and my son process our traveling documents to enable us
meet with you in your country.

Based on our ignorance in the business world, we actually need your
assistance hoping that you are honest and trustworthy to render your kind
assistance.

Your efforts in assisting us would not be underestimated; we would offer you
20% of the total sum of US$20,000,000.00 millions for your kind assistance.

Please as soon as you receive this message, you should endeavor to reach me
or my son with number: 233249202611 and my son will furnish you with more
details and clarification, because as it is, everything is in my position,
such as the certificate of deposit and the receipt issued to us on the day
of deposit.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards.
MRS Rose Kosongo

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