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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: "Jeneffer Jones" <jeneffer_jones@cantv.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:46:45 -0430
Subject: FROM JENNIFER JONES.

Attention Please,

I know my message will come to you as a surprise simply because we have not met each other before but nevertheless, i come with a faithful heart, believing you will not betray the trust and confident which i want to repose on you. i am writing with the greatest delight and personal respect. And i pray for this message to perfectly meet you in good condition on health.

Here is my introduction and reason for contacting you, my name is Jennifer Jones, Daughter of late Chief Konan Ogieh Jones. I am a female of 20 years of age. i wish to request for your personal and urgent assistance
in my investment plan, i wish to invest in Real Estate or Manufacturing Company or any other Lucrative Business that would be favourable to me in your Country. This is because i inherited an important sum of $19.700, 000 USD (Ninteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) from my late father who died in a plane crash on 5th of May 2007, with Kenya Airways in Cameroon. Right now this inheritage is still in the bank where it was deposited before this sudden death. For more confirmation, Please take some time to visit:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm

The law of this country demands that I must be up to 32 years before I can handle such amount hence this is one of the reasons I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to be there for me as the next of kin or as my late father’s business partner, therefore all this being equal the fund can be transferred to your country while you arrange for me to come over to your country for the proposed investment. These is why I am contacting you to partnership with me and assist me with your serious and sincere concern to transfer this money to you for business purpose, since i do not have any economic or investment experience. I will give you more details on how the fund will be successfully transferred to you on confirmation of your interest and sincerity. In this regards, I will still welcome and respect your opinion and advices. God Bless You.


Regards,

Ms Jennifer Jones.

 

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