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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: Jennifer Song <jennifersong23@bestnetway.net>
Reply-To: msjsong4@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:40:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good-news From Ms Song.

Good-news From Ms Song.

Greeting to you, my name is Ms Jennifer Song. a banker and also a financial adviser to late Mr. Gordon Richard, who died with his family in a car accident in 2004, he is oil merchant, a well known Philanthropist, before he died. He made a Will stating that some amount of fund (Fifteen Milion United State Dollars)which he deposited in a finance house should be WILL to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum to your account within 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank with out claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer. (Mr. Gordon Richard,).

I don't want the money to go into our Bank or Government treasurer as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.

As I am sending this mail to you, I have all alone move this fund to a bank in united State of America and deposited it in a trust account, all I need is to forward your information to the bank in USA as the original owner of the fund and the transfer will commence without any delay. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will upon your redness to receive the fund. I have made a random draw and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary. You are required to get in contact with me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official account.
I am expecting your urgent response, as soon as you receive this message to give you more details and also the condition which we must follow.

Best Regard.

Ms Jennifer Song.


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