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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: "Dr. Ken Kamsi" <dr.kkams_07@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dr.kenkamsi.1964@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:16:54 +0000
Subject: Do Reply & Call Me.




Dear Friend,

I am Dr.Ken Kamsi, Senior Accountant & the Auditor General of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, of the Federal Republic of Benin. I work with the BANK in Cotonou Benin Rep. It is my wish to solicit your assistance in a business opportunity like this, that will be benefited for both parties.

Though, this medium (INTERNET) has been greatly abused, But I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such.

During our investigation and Auditing in the Bank, in my department I came across an abandoned sum of money ( Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer late MRS. F. A. SHAFIQ, a citizen of Lebanon who died along with her entire family.

I wish to know if we can work together such that you can stand as her Next of Kin to a Fixed Deposit of US$10.5M which she made to our Bank. She died and left nobody behind as her Next of Kin; because as an official in the bank I can not do this alone, now my aim of contacting you is to seek for your partnership to team up with me and receive this money with your bank account and you will get 40% of the total amount which will be ( 4.2million )as commission for your partnership while 60% will be for me.

Please get back to me through either by phone or email if you are interested to know much about this transaction I will be waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Dr.Ken Kamsi,
Senior Accountant & Auditor General Manager
Of African Development Bank Cotonou Benin Rep.
Tel: 00229-97444586.

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