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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: "jennifer cona" <jennifercona00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jennifer_cona0@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:04:47 +0000
Subject: From Miss Jennifer Cona' please help me out.


*Dearest, *
*I am sure this email would come to you by supprise since we may have not
coresponded earlier than now. I am Miss Jennifer Cona. a citizen of Liberia
i am 23 years old .i got your contact from a very reliable source and i hope
you be capable of rendering me with this help which is my reason for writing
you . *
**
*My Father was the President Ivory Coast Real Estate Association a post
which he held for over 12 years before he was poisoned recently and i
believe by his wicked partners ,my mum died while i was still a baby and i
barely recognized her looks , and since then my Late Dadd cared so much for
me and took me very special.Before his death in March 2006 in a private
Specialist Hospital in Liberia where he was transferd for further
medications ,He secretly called me and and told me he has $8.650,000,eigth
million six Hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars in his account in a Bank in
Abidjan Cote D'ivoire ,and that he had used my name as the next of Kin as
his only Daugther while depositing the funds .that was when he told me he
suspected his colleagues had poisoned him he however did not mention the
particular person before his death .*
**
*He told me further that if he do not survive i should travel to abidjan
coted'ivoire where he deposited the funds and avoid going to his friends
,rather i should seek a foriegn partner in any country of my choice where i
woul transfer this money and use it for low risk investment ,he gave me some
investment options of ,Real estate,hotel management ,I have been in
coted'ivoire now for the past two months .and i seek your honourable
assistace in being my partner so i can have this money transferd into your
custody so you can serve as my guardian to this funds since i am 23 and have
no idea on investments .also to make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education while you control the investment as i
study, this would be concluded within seven days you indicate your
readiness to helping me out. i expect to hear from you as soon as possible.
*
**
*Now permit me to ask these few questions: *
*1. Can I completely trust you? *
*2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you? *
*Can you take me as your wife or Daughter*
**
*Reason this and get back to me as soon as possible.*
* *
**
**
*Regards
*
*Miss Jennifer Cona*

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