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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: "Edward David" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edward.david007@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 06:16:11 -0600
Subject: Work At Home Job Offer..

Hello,

I am Edward David and I draw and paint for a living, I am 33 years old and
have been drawing for 10 years. I am married with 2 kids and am based in
United Kingdom.

My painting business as recently gone Global, which i now go to various
countries to exhibit my Arts. My last exhibition was in United States
and people find my painting so intriguing and have been making a lot of sales
>From the USA sector.


I’m currently facing problems with customer's from the United States
wishing to pay by checks. 65% of my USA customer's prefers to pay by check and
this as been a big problem for me because my Bank clears foreign check in 21days.

I’m planning on setting up an office in the United States, also get a
Bank account that would handle all my transaction's but in the mean time i
need someone serious that would facilitate those checks for me in He/her account
pending the opening of my USA office

I need someone that would receive all checks for me in the USA, cash
it for me in His or Her account and send it over to me here in the United
Kingdom, These checks will be sent to you from my customers in your own
name and i will pay you 10% for every check you process and send to me.
For Example, if you receive a check of $2000USD from my customer, you will
deduct your 10% which will be $200USD and you send the rest to me.

For you to take this position, below are my requirement.

1. Be over 18 yrs
2. Have an address that the check can be posted to
3. Have a Bank account that can clear checks
4. Have regular access to the internet
5. A mobile or any phone i can always reach you on

Send me an email to me if you are willing to work for me.




Thanks
Edward David

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