joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Morad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fatimam1@live.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:33:32 -0800
Subject: ASSALAMU ALAIKU[GREETING IN THE NAME OF THE NAME OF ALLAH]

Asalamaleku

I AM MRS FATIMA MORAD,A WIDOW TO LATE MUHAMMED MORAD. I AM 61 YEARS OLD,
I AM NOW A NEW MUSLIM,SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM
ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS
THAT I WONT LIVE MORE THAN 3 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE
THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED
DURING THE (U.S.)RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD
OF OUR MARRIAGE WE CULDNT PRODUCE ANYCHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY
AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH.

THE DOCTOR ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS, SO I NOW
DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE MUQSIC IN AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA, AND EUROPE AND TO USE IT IN HELPING THE
LESS PRIVILLEGE, WIDOW AND FOR CHARITY ORGANIZATION. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE
SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) TO
THE LESS PRIVILEGED,SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET THIS FUND AND USE IT TO HELP THE
POOR AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN ALL OVER ISLAMIC WORLD. YOU WILL BE ENTITLED
TO 30% OF THESE FUNDS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND USE THE REST ON WHAT I HAVE
TOLD YOU. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE SURE
FOR HE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT ALLAH IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR ALLAH BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY SOON. MERCY AND BLESSING OF ALLAH.............
MRS. FATIMA MORAD
fatima.morad718@gmail.com


Anti-fraud resources: