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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: ANDRE FARL <andre.farl@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: andrefarl@hotmail.fr
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:57:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Miss Andre Farl






















Miss Andre Farl
Boulevard Du Commerce.
Lot 201 COCODY. ABIDJAN.
IVORY COAST
 
Dear Sir,
 
I am Miss Andre  Farl , the only Daugther of late  HON. Mr John Farl. My father was a very wealthy cocoa and Timber merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of  Ivory coast.
My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip . My mother died when I was a baby, and since then my father took me so special.
 
Before his death on January 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his sick bed, and told me that he deposited the sum of ten Million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD $10.5 Million) left in  one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, and my name was used as  the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign business partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money, and use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate Management or Hotel management .
 
For this reason, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a good bank account into which this money would be transferred into .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund after the successful transfer of the money into your account.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I  will offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist me. Please contact me on this my private email address ( andrefarl@hotmail.fr) for more informations.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
 
Yours Faithfully.
 
Miss Andre Farl.

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