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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: "MARK RENNISON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rennisonmark2010@live.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:53:53 +0100
Subject: DO CAREFULLY READ THIS!!!


Dear sir

My Name is Mr. Mark Rennison the general manager of a security company located
in London United Kingdom. One of most valued customer, Omar Bongo, late president
of republic of Gabon, who died 8th of June, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. Before his
death he amassed a fortune, including 66 private bank accounts and more than 45
homes in the name of his immediate family. Not only that, he made a lot of cash
deposit in big security companies in Spain, France Belgium and Holland & London.

There is a cash deposit of 48million US Dollars (Forty eight million dollars) he
made in our security company in a coded formula.

I am the only person in our security company who knows about the content as money,
but the staff in our security company does not know that what he the late president
deposited was money. Rather the depositary manifest stated that it is family treasure
made up of old Pieces of gold and diamond. Now more than one year after his death none
of the member of his immediate family has come for it because they do not have the
knowledge of the deposit with our security company. As the only person who has good
knowledge of the deposit. I am now seeking for a reliable, trust worthy person whom I
shall be using to make the claim of the 48 million US Dollars from the security company.

There is no risk because all the logistics for a smooth transaction has been perfected by
me and moreover all the necessary documents will be changed in your name.
I will offer you 35%, while 55% will be for me.

Then 10% for the officials who will be helping us along the line.
Please this is highly confidential and you must keep it to yourself only.
If you are interested to partner with me, do contact me on my private
Email Address (rennisonmark2010@live.com) with your full names, address and telephone.

Best Regards,

Mark Rennison

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