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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: "ARROYO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < j.arroyo101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:32 +0100
Subject: please respond

Dear sir


It is important to let you know that I have perfected every arrangement in securing this prospecting right, the mining crews are available. You shall be known as the bonafide prospector of this project. The job will be done by us here,what matters is your interest. The project financier is former bank director of 86 years old, who has agreed to release to us $15.5 million USD to start the investment on this mining,This man did not want his name to appear in the investment,This will be between two of us,This does not require that you have any experience in mining, all what i need you for is just a foreign partner who will control this fund from his account.

The programme is that,we want to invest this fund in Africa for mining,but the government must not know that the fund for this investment is also from Africa because this man has served the central Bank of Ghana West Africa for forty years,so he will be queried by the government if they learn that he has mining site As former bank Director,that is why your partnership together all what we are going to do is that We are going to meet one on one in Accra-Ghana in West Africa,This is a tourist country and peaceful in Africa, Because this is the country where this man deposited the money in a private security Vaults. when three of us meet there this man will release the fund a bank account will be opened in your name the bank will now transfer this fund to your offshore account in your presence and you will call your bank for the confirmation before you leave Ghana After this transfer you will now transfer the fund back to me for this project anytime I need the fund but the whole fund will be in your account an

Finally, I will prepare an agreement between me and you and the financier who will release total sum of $15.5 million to us. The agreement will state the percentages you have in this fund for the assistance and the percentage you want and also expenses incure for the travelling, phone calls and others will be paid on spot. Also I will send you the application forms from the Ministry of mining to register in your name. I will do all these when you confirm to me that you have agreed on the offer of the partnership before I move ahead and you should also state your own agreement opinion as regards this project

I will be looking forward to hearing from you and you can also give me a call on my number

+233-541-674-160 or . I will send my passport copy if you have agreed on this terms of the partnership, and I will like you to send me your passport copy too to recognize you at the Airport and for the documentation in your name.

Best Regard
Mr Jorge Arroyo
Accra-Ghana
West Africa

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