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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: "alfred wallacks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alfred.wallacks1@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:56:17 +0200
Subject: Hello Respectful One,

Hello Respectful One,


I am happy to let you know my proposal, thanks indeed. I will like to use this opportunity to tell you more about me and my reason of contacting you my name is Alfred Wallacks am 19 years old and the only Son of Late Mr.and Mrs.Philip Wallacks. I live in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d' Ivories a West African country. My late father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan; the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on October 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD($10.500,000.00) which he in one of the Bank here Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire he used my name as his only Son as the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To provide a good business where we can invest the money.
2) To serve as a guardian of this fund.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, dear I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.
My dear, I really need your urgent help in this matter because I am not feeling safe staying here again. I will tell you all the details when I get your reply.

Thanks and God bless you.
Yours sincerely
Alfred Wallacks

Please Email Me from This Email Box for Security Reason,

alfred.wallacks3@cantv.net

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