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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: ken kamokai <kenkamokai33@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:12:42 -0500
Subject: ALL IS WELL

Dearest One,

I got your email from a business directory due to my desperate search to look for someone who will help me invest my late father's fortune in the amount of Twenty Nine Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand USD(US$29,325.000.00).

Though the internet is a seemingly unlikely place to find individual who can be trust worthy, I believe that the Lord hides jewels in the most unlikely places. It is not the means that is important but the message. I am Ken Kamokai, son of late Dr.Oblegin Kamokai from Liberia, my father was the former financial controller to former President Charles Taylor who is currently in under arrest in The Hague for war crime he committed against Sierra Leone. My father died of Heart attack two years ago and before his death, he review a secret about US$29,325.000.00, which he deposit with a Private Security Company in Accra-Ghana and declared the content of the deposit box as a Precious Items to avoid the officials of the Security Company from raising eyebrow.

He actually made me his next of kin. Since am yet to attain the 27 years of age which is the age limit for me to take full control and execute the Will, I deem it necessary to contact you been a foreigner, if you can be a BENEFICIARY nominated by me to help me deposit the funds with the bank due to security reason involved. Presently, I am in Ghana seeking refugee status. After the death of my father, all of his properties were seized and account frozen since the current government believed he did most thing hand in hand with Former President Charles Taylor. Therefore, i will advice you keep this transaction very confidential.

If you are willing to assist me, upon your response I will proceed forward.

Waiting for your response.

Regards,
Ken kamoakai







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