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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: "Peter Kamara" <sadat7@btcl.net.bd>
Reply-To: peterkahmara@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 18:54:29 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Compliments




Dear Sir/Madam,
First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I
pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval
considering the facts that you and I have never met before. Though, there
a lot of scam going on the Internet these days, but it’s still the best
and reliable means of communication, I wish to use this opportunity to
introduce my self to you. I am Peter Kamara, from Sierra-Leone.I write you
to know my desires to contact you and to invest in your country; I am the
first son of Mr. John Kamara, who was the former Minister of Mines and
Industry. My father had a bullet wounds by the rebels on his way traveling
to the Capital city Freetown along with my sister. My sister died on the
spot while (U.N) Peace keeping force rescued my father, he later died
after some months.
Before his death he told me about the box containing $28 million U.S
Dollars to look after my self and my Mother if anything happen to him. And
shouldn't go back to Sierra-Leone. Why my father deposited the fund in the
security company in Ghana is because my mother is a GHANAIAN, and for
safety of the funds. Presently, my mother and I are here in Accra Ghana
West Africa to notify the security company for the claims of the FUND, and
we are in GHANA right now. Therefore I want you to lecture me on how best
we can invest this money in your country and as I told you, I really
wanted to buy a house when I come there. My father told me it is dangerous
to invest this money in Africa to avoid suspicious, due to bad economy and
political instability facing African countries that is why I want to
invest in abroad.
For your assistance, I and my mother have agreed to offer 25% of the total
amount of the money. We have all the vital documents covering the
deposited fund and the ownership which I can send to you on request.
NOTE: I have never disclosed this to any person apart from you, so you
have to keep this matter highly confidential. Send me your Private phone
and fax numbers for more information and a brief description of yourself
for mutual relationship.
Reach me on my private Email:(peterkahmara@yahoo.com).
Best Regards,
Peter Kamara,
Private Number+233541292473

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