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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: durat kojo <duratkojo27@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 18:19:13 -0700
Subject: Hello

*Greetings,
With due respect, trust and humility, I am Durant Kojo I write to you this
proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I am looking
for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist me and my mother
to receive our consignment for investment purpose's I am the son of Late
Chief Peter Kojo, who was the Former "Chairman" of the
Gold & Diamond Mines Co-operation in Monrovia Liberia .

My Father passed away due to Cancer of the Lungs 2004 after the death
of my Father; we decided to move out of Liberia when my mother discovered
the Deposit
he made 2001 with a security company in Accra Ghana . The amount contained
in the Consignment is $12.5, 000, 000, 00 (Twelve. Five Million us
Dollars).This money is meant for good investment like buying and selling of
Houses and also investing of Gold Dust We are
presently in Accra Ghana, in the refugee camp we went to the security
company my self and my mother where the funds is been deposited by my late
father to retrieve it from them but we where informed by the Director of the
Security Company that we will need a foreign partner to receive the
consignment outside Africa according to the Contact
Bond sign by my late father and the Security Company that is why I am
contacting you to assist us in this transaction.

We are ready to give to you 30% of the total amount for the inconveniences
this may cost you and for accepting to assist us.Indicating your interest as
soon as possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give
you more clarification on the modalities needed for the smooth successful
completion of this transaction.

I anticipate your quick response
Durant*

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