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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: Jen Farmer <jen2482@pobox.sk>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:59:10 +0200
Subject: Re: With Love and trust


Respected ,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me out of this predicaments , God almighty will bless and reward you aboundantly, I am Miss Mary Jen Farmer 19 years of age and single. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you and build up a solid foundation with you in time coming after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. Well, my father was the managing director of Marlen and Associate (Ltd) and was the personal advicer to Mr.Jean-Bertrand Aristide former Head of State of our country ( HAITI ) After this Disaster's Earthquake that devastates the cities killing Tens of thousand's of people with my father, mother and two of my brothers early this year, i was the only member of the family that survived and managed to make my way out of the country now i am Malaysia .

My father has the sum of US$4.3M dollars (FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS,) with Bank here in Malaysia, years back which he deposited with our Family name, i want to claim the Money but the bank has told me that due-to my status of age that i can not operate the account and they told me to look for a Foreigner who will be Next of Kin and will stand on mybehalf and claim the money into a Foreign Account.

Now,I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the firm into your country i will want to confide some certain things with you and i want you to keep it secret to yourself. I received a letter from my fathers bank that i have been giving 21 working days by the bank to come and CLAIM/REACTIVATE the Account.My late fathers account in there bank ,before there bank inventory activities will commenced,or the money will be declared DOMANT and CONFISCATED by the Government .Please, I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you the contacts of the Bank as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Mary Jen Farmer

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