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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: kunbankinach@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:36:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Ik ben succesvol vriend


Geachte Collega,
 
Hoe is je familie? Ik hoop dat alles goed is met u en uw gezin? Ik weet dat je misschien niet herinneren me nog een keer, want het is al lang. Maar als je me niet meer weet, kan het zijn dat je ontvangt een e-mail van mij in het verleden met betrekking tot een multi-miljoen-dollar-business proposal dat er nooit is gesloten, maar het is al lang u mag niet vergeten levendiger uitzien.
 
Ik schrijf dit met de hulp van vertaler, ik kan niet schrijven Dutch.For uw vergoeding kunt u contact opnemen met claim Madas aan uw bank check vanwege je helpen om me op dat time.See de onderstaande gegevens:
 
Since all our effort in conjunction with yours were met with various failures and disappointments after the other, there was an influential party from Britain that was approached on our behalf by a Finance & Management Supports Initiatives(a consulting firm); and with her (influential party) imputes, the Fund was paid out and I have collected my own share.
 
Presently, I am in Ecuador where, in partnership with a core investor in the Mining Sector of their economy, we are investing in the industry.
 
I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in that aspect,contributing to the successful end of that transaction although, it seemed that element of doubt crept in. You were not to blame, as there were many circumstances that would reflect such scepticism.
 
For your sincere but unfruitful sacrifices, I pressurized the influential woman to concede some amount as compensation to you, for the resource that you put in and other inconveniences caused to you.
 
The sum of US $1,8,000.00 was what she agreed to as your compensation value, and the sum was made in draft but, because of my appointment in Ecuador and too, I could not get through to you since your number at any time indicated "not in use", I then handed it over to the Secretary of the Finance & Management Supports Initiatives,Lome,Togo, a consulting firm. 
 
Contact person: Mr Alka Madas
Contact e-mail: alkamadas@yahoo.com
 
The Secretary is very much informed by me about you and I instructed him to hand over the draft to you as soon as you contacts him. I gave him the CODE 010, which you have to mention for identification.
 
Note: At times I will be in the site and the Internet does not work there. Only when I am in the city.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Bassa Kimlo.



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