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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: "jenniferlaurent01@cantv.net" <jenniferlaurent01@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:47:30 -0430
Subject: CALL FOR ASSISTANCE

From Miss:Jennifer Laurent
Rue 03 Avenue 16 Treichville
Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa.
 
Dearest one,
Good day to you and your family my dearest one. My name is Miss Jennifer Laurent a native of Bette in Ivory Coast formerly Cote d’Ivoire (West Africa). I am writing to seek an assistance of helping me to transfer the total sum of Six million five hundred thousand United State of American dollars into your account abroad. Our house caught fire on Friday the 5th day of march 2010 which burnt my mother to death immediately and my father died few days because of the pains he could not endure on the 11th of the same month of March in one of the private hospitals here known as Chu de Cocody after I have lost my mother.
 
 
 
On that faithful day my father called me at his sick bed because I am also a victim of the fire but mine was not much and told me about the fund he deposited for his Cocoa business and ask me to seek for a foreigner to help me terminate the account and transfer the fund in his/her and and care in order to get me out of the country for my life sake because of my Uncles which were not in good relation with him for envy sake. He (my father) asked me to do this because of the political crises rising here since 2002 which causes the death of many wealthy Cocoa merchants and politicians as well. Please I will like you to favour me by helping me in transferring this fund in your new bank account so that I will come over to your country to continue with my education in your care while you invest the money in any meaningful business of your choice. Please reply back to me with your information such as phone,fax and address so that I will give you the contact of the bank where the fund was deposited.
I am anxiously waiting for your response
Thanks and God bless you
Yours sincerely
Jennifer Laurent.

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