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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:
Date:
Subject: Are You A Trustworthy Person?


Are You A Trustworthy Person?

Our Greetings To You and your family in the name of God,though its a sad and long story but we will cut it short for your quick and easy understanding and I and my junior brother is writing to you based on trust and wish that you will give me back the trust we have given to you.

we are not looking for anything else but for someone with the fear of God' Well let me start by introducing my self. Our name are Miss. Gift & Danel Melitus,We are th children of Late Mr. Melitus Mugabe, from SLUMN NAIROBI KENYA, My Father was serving as the Chief director of Accountant of KENYA, Gold & Diamond to the western world Mining Corporation and was a successful home builder, was known as a bright spot in a gritty place.He ran an orphanage, had a footbridge and soccer stadium built in the slum where he grew up and sponsored teenage mothers to go to college.

Our Regretably,father was killed On Tuesday morning 29th of January 2008 by the political assassination rebe ls during Election here in KENYA , As he was going out from our official residence and they dragged him out from his car and shot him and he was rush to hospital where he spend some hours before he died, Is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously but GOD knows the truth.

Before his death in the hospital he secretly tell I and my brother to rush home that there some documents that he kept in the house that we should take the papers and move out quickly form KENYA, down to Abidjan COTE D'IVORIE for my life' that he Deposited the sum of ($7. 5 Million) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars in a Private Bank in Abidjan COTE D'IVORIE which he said that he used my brother name as his next of kin.

He instructed us to look for a trustworthy and reliable person who will help us stand as his Foreigner Business Partner Associate so that the Bank here will release and transfer this money in his or her name and invest this money Abroad in a Lucrative Business , And this is our purpose of cont acting you, before our stepmother locate where we are, because she was having problem with our late father before his death.

I and my brother have managed to escape from KENYA and we are right now in ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE where our Late father Deposited this money and we have gone to the Bank to make inquires about this money and after we spoke with the Manager of the International remittance of the Bank and he assured us that everything is intact with their Bank and he told us that I and my brother are small to handle this transfer that we should look for our Late Father Partner for the transfering to tack place and this is the reason why we contact you for noble assistance in accodiance with our Late Father advise, we are interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider that will be good to invest the money in your country.

We are hiding in the United Nation Refugee Camp of this Country for security purposes pending when you reply back our letter and then we will know you r readiness and if you can be able to come down here to see the BANK for the transfer and for your assistance 35% of the total profit made daily or per anum will be for your assistance and we will map out 10% for any expenses you may make during the transfer of the money while the remaining money will be paid to a new separete account open on my brother name in your country.

If you are sure and honest that you are not going to take any advantage of orphan's like us, by cheating us just like our stepmother Mrs Agnes Wairimu Melitus, and our Uncles have done to us because of not have releasing the vital business documents that our Late Father gave to us.

We are totally frustrated that our whole mind for now lies on our survival which is securing this money and we have confiding completely in you and we really need your assistance at this point of our life as you alone knows of this venture. Thank you and may God richly bless you and your family. As we wait for y our urgent reply.
Yours Faith fully
Ms Gift & Daniel Melitus



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