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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: w u <jolis04@att.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT


From: JOHNSON  MIKE
Email johnson_mike2002@gala.net
Phone :
+27 834211556 
Attn; Sir/Madam,         CONFIDENTIAL   INVESTMENT

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which
I believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist
 
my family to transfer funds to his/her personal or company bank account
for
investment purposes. I am JOHNSON  MIKE 24 years old, the first son of
Late MR,PETER MIKE  of blessed memory and the "Chairman" of the farmer’s
co-operation in Zimbabwe. My late father was among the few blacks that were
murdered in cold blood by the President Robert Mugabe autocratic administration
during the land dispute that just happened in Zimbabwe . After the death of my
father, we decided to move out from Zimbabwe because our live were in danger and
insecure as my father was the taret and we reasoned that our continued stay in
Zimbabwe would eliminate our dear

lives, thus we flew the country. Before the death of my father, he went
to South Africa and deposited the sum of twenty million United States Dollars
($20m) in a private security company in Johannesburg. This money was meant for
the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of
new farms in Swaziland and Lesotho. Before his death, he was a major share
holder of companies in Zimbabwe. After he died, we
 
moved to South Africa with all the necessary documents related to this fund.
We are here now as asylum seekers and as such the law of South Africa does not
permit us to operate or open any bank account here in South Africa or be
involved in any financial transaction with the bank. That is why we contacted
you so that we will transfer the money in the security company to your bank
account as we have planned for the successful  transfer.  We are ready to
compensate you with 25% of the total funds for accepting to assist us,5% will be
used for any unforeseen situation during the transfer while 70% will be for my
family’s investment in your country.

Should you be ready to assist us as explained, kindly contact me on the
above phone
number and on receiving your acceptance, shall be glad to give you more
clarification on the modalities needed for smooth successful completion of this
transaction.
Thanks in anticipation.
 
JOHNSON  MIKE
 
Email; johnson_mike2002@gala.net
PHONE;27-834211556
(For the family).
 
 

 

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