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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: Rita Samuel <ritajohnsonjr@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:22:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings from Rita Samuel


Greetings from Rita Samuel

I am Miss. Rita Samuel. My mother was an African American while my father was from the French speaking colony of Cote d' Ivoire. I was living with my mother in Quebec, Canada before she died. I lost my mother sometime ago and after her death I came to meet my father for the very first time in Cote d' Ivoire West Africa, though he was also living in Canada with us before he relocated back to Cote d' Ivoire to set up a business.

Exactly two months and one week after I came to meet my father, he died. He was very sick when I came to meet him. Before the death of my father on 29th October 2007 in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast. He secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has a sum of US$ 9.500, 000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited in one of the banks, he used my name as his only child as the next of kin when depositing the money. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his Kinsmen. That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes (such as real estate management and hotel business).
I am honourably seeking your help and assistance in the following ways. (1). To provide a bank account where this money would be transferred to (2) To serve as the guardian of this money because of my low experience in the business world, in other not to lose this money because of my age and my father relatives, to make arrangement for me to come over to your country immediately the money is transferred to your bank account, to secure a college for me to further my education in your country while you invest the money in any good business of your choice.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist me.
Thanks and God Bless.
Rita Samuel



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