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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: Barr.Roe James <barr.roejames015@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barr.roe.louis@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:10:23 +0000
Subject: Barr. Roe L. James.




Plot 272 Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun Street
Central Business District, P.M.B 315 Garki,

Johannesburg South Africa.
Email:address:barr.roe.louis@gmail.com

Dear Sir,Communial Erfforts Please.

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a surprise to you as we have never met before and I am deeply sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private in nature.

My name is , Roe L. James. Auditor and head of computing department here in our bank. I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to transfer to overseas account [ thrity-two million U.S Dollars ] from our Bank here in [U.B.A ], I want to ask you, If you can look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in future.

The owner of this account is [ Mr. Felipe Gordon] a foreigner, and a great industrialist and he died since 2006.No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other WILL or beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that until his death he was the manager GOLD ARK [pty], hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be for feited for nothing.

I want us to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together immediately Approval Documents is out from Foreign Exchange control division. Then we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments.

Kindly reply me stating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the details and necessary procedure with which to make the transfer.
I am anxiously awaiting your response.
Thanks and Godbless You.

Barr. Roe L. James.

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