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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)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:55:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Friend,Siets Ellen



 Dear Friend,
 Good day and Compliments,
 I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
 God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you
 aboundantly and you would never regreat this.

 I am a female student from University of Cote,D,Ivoier Abidjan. I am 20 yrs
 old. I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented.
 I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about
 you.I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if
 you can be able to help me in this transaction.

 Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left I and my junior brother
 behind. He was a king, which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years
 before his death
 I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his
 wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not
 iterate enough to know all my father's wealth.He left the sum of USD 8,500,
 000.00 dollars (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)in a
 security company .

 This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell
petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating  in our
 locality for the compensation of youth and community development n our jurisdiction.
 I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
 abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
 father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
 because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.
 Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
 security company to your destination and I strongly believe that by the
 grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely.

 I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this
 transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
 handling this transaction for us, 5% is for any expenciss which you will
 strongly have absolute control over.
 If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
 lifting this fund, kindly reach me.
 Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
 the transaction as quick as possible
Yours sincerely,
 Princess
 Ruth



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