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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: Karim Ahmed <mr.kahmed01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:52:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings From Mr. Karim Ahmed.


Dear Friend,
For your kind attention, I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a sum of (US$6,200,000.00 Million) to your personal bank account for the benefit of both of us.
This is a genuine business transaction, only I cannot operate it alone without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore I am contacting you in this manner, to stand before my bank as the beneficiary next of kin of this fund, that is my reason of contacting you, to assist me actualise this better opportunity and also to share the benefit together with me.
You will be entitled to have 30% from the total fund for your support in this business transaction as a foreign partner, by providing a valid bank account where my bank will transfer this money, while 70% will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of trust, I will send you the full details and how this business will be executed.
Please you are advice to keep this business proposal as a top secret between both of us, or delete it immediately in your email box if you are not interested for the business. Your urgent response to this mail will be highly appreciated. You can as well contact me through my Mobile phone. 00226 703 282 34.
Best regards, Mr. Karim  Ahmed.



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