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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: Jane Fralwer <janefralwer2891@msn.com>
Reply-To: <janefralwer@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:54:58 +0000
Subject: Hello



Hello,

Greetings to you in the name of God/Allah,Please let this not sound strange to you for my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year.I prayed and got your email id from your country's guest book.

I am Mrs.Jane Fralwer from south Africa but presently in London where i am hospitalized for now,I am 55 years old,I have problem with hearing and suffering from long time Sickle Cell Anaemia after some a while i developed cancer of the Breast which also affected my brain,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next three to four months,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child ,my husband was working in an Oil & Gas company in Saudi Arabia before he won a contract with the shell company of Nigeria and died in a fatal motor accident.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of 7.5 million dollars with Diamond Bank plc.Presently,i am in London and this money is still with the Diamond Bank in Nigeria and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for it has been kept for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscated.

Presently, I am with the laptop of one of the medical Doctors in hospital in London where I have been undergoing treatment inorder for me to maintain the long time Sickle Cell Anaemia which i have been suffering from and also undergoing some treatments for the developed cancer of the Breast. I have since lost my ability to talk very well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organizations,the poor and the motherless babies home.



I want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund orphanages and widows,I took this decision, before i will rest in peace because my time will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank.I also want you to provide the Following information's to enable my Bank commence immediate transfer of the Fund.

Name in Full:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Country:
Occupation:

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thanks
Mrs.Jane Fralwer

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