joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Kojo <solomonofori1@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: tonykojo2002@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:04:21 -0500
Subject: Plz Check your mail very important

Good Day Daddy,



I am Dr. Anthony Kojo , I am the president of refugee committee members Ghana , presently in Bujumbura

refugee camp Accra Ghana.



After series of complain sent to the office of the retired secretary general to the UNITED NATION who

happen to be a citizen of this great country Ghana,Mr Kofi Annan, about the unfaithful diplomats, director of

security companies ,unfaithful bank directors and some unprofessional lawyers handling the transfer of our

consignments to our beneficiary without success, in fact must of this people are not honest while discharging

their duties.



The retired former UN secretary General Kofi Annan has specially appointed me to register all consignments

and the names of diplomats who fail to deliver. we actually compiled the names and sent to his office and all

the consignments register has been retrieved back from the various places where they have been stocked for one

reason or the other.



please for your information ,sir if you have any consignments under any diplomat or some people who always

claims to be general in the Army ,in any security company or bank, Air port or whoever they may claim to be,

please be careful as you may end up spending money without receiving nothing.



There is a strong regulation in place here which does not permit any delivery from this African soil, unless

you belong to the inner caucus. Above all, I have unanimously agree with my fellow refugee committee members

here to make you our beneficiary, in fact this discussion was taken after our consignment was retrieved back

under the command of the secretary general Hon. kofi Annan.



Our fund was duly scrutinized and the clean clear useable cash was separated from the black and coloured

ones that needs some chemical for cleansing. Right now the total cash money is $280 million dollars and 100

million pounds belonging to the refugee committee, presently deposited with the United Nations storage unit

attached to Kotoka international airport. I will personally introduce you to Kofi Annan and you be issued with

United Nations(UN) Express Access Card ,as a matter of fact with the United Nations Access Card it will

mandate and authourise you to recieve our fund at your destination,which means our fund would be transferred

to your account without any complication.



please for your personal safety and to reduce unnecessary expenses ,please stop sending your money to any

diplomat , attorney ,security company director or bank manager who is not officially recoganised or appointed

under this new era. Sir i have a lot to discuss with you please reply this urgent message as soon as you

receive this mail,kindlly include in your reply your private telephone number to reach you personally for more

informations ,



Respectful one,you are urgently required by the bank,to send these informations immidiately -Bank account

informations,were you want to receive all our total funds



You passport or drving license,to enable our lawyer(Barrister William) secure your UN ACCESS CARD on your name

officially at the un office,as our foreign beneficiarty,because the un access card will be used for the

opening of the said non residence dollar account on your name,to enable the bank move all our funds from the

escrow account into the new account,then the bank will transfer all our funds to your nominated account.



As soon as we receive your response,then I will scan you my refugee IDENTITY CARD ,also our lawyer and the

bank manager will contact you on our behalf,to scan you the non residence dollar account opening

application form to fill. , the bank manager will let you know what is required from you to

open the account on your name..



Hope to hear from you soonest and God bless.



Regards,

Dr. Anthony Kojo

Ghana refugee committee members UN president elect.


Anti-fraud resources: