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: Nado Lke <nadolke@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:09:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Ms. Nado Lke.


>From Ms. Nado Lke.
 
Good day,   
 
With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone through your remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good relationship with you and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation. I am Ms. Nado Lke, the only surviving daughter of late Mr Lke. My father was the Assistant Minister of Home Affairs.
 
After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold my father's properties to an Italian Expert rate which the shared the money among themselves and live nothing for me.  One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the documents which he have deposited huge amount of money in one bank in Côte d'Ivoire with my name as the next of kin.
 
I have written to the bank asking them to release the money to me. So that I can take care of myself and start a new life, the Bank Director told me that my father's instruction to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas.
 
My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$6.5 million United state dollar in a bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I will forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund, I will like to complete! my studies, as my extended family abandoned me, I am currently living in a Hotel room, I need your help to collect this money in the bank and invest it in a profitable venture in your country, I am contacting on you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my Father before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where the deposit was made.
 
Mean while I want to escape to you country as soon as you confirm to me that the money is now in your bank account in your country  or you can come down here to take me to your country  I still kept mine father file which contains important documents, so I decided to run out of my country to Africa country where my late father deposit the money.
 
I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country. If the money is properly and profitably invested in your country, I intend to leave Côte d'Ivoire permanently. Can I count on your help?  
 
 As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things in action immediately in the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.  For your help and assistance, you will keep 20% of the money for your self and balance shall be kept for me in safe custody for investment capital until I travel to meet you and invest my share.
 
Waiting for your urgent and positive response, please do keep this only to your self, please I beg you not to disclose it till I come over, once the fund has been transferred I will be obtaining my travelling documents to meet you so that I will start a new life with you and your family in your country.
 
I look forward to hear from you urgent.
 
Thanks and remain bless.
 
Ms. Nado Lke. 
 
 
 
 
 




Anti-fraud resources: