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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: Mrs Ruth Ross <info@wester.com>
Reply-To: ruthross81@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:59:26 +0900
Subject: Dear beloved one in Christ

Dear beloved one in Christ,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in this hospital to help me email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs Ruth Ross from Russia, I am 69 years old, I am deaf and suffering from a long time
breast cancer.From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the
cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up in a motherless baby's home, and was
married to my late husband for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christians,we lived all day in Moscow,Russia since he was working here
as a contractor and Crude oil Exporter worldwide, but quite unfortunately,he died in a fatal motor
accident in the middle of 1998.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad state of health condition,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $12.8million dollars with a Bank in United Kingdom.

Presently, this money is still in the Bank, and the management of the Bank just wrote me as the
Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for so long or rather
issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated.Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment.I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live and it's a pity for me.

It is my last wish to see that this money ($12.8million dollars ) is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from and 60% of the money will go for the invested organization like the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from while 40% will be yours. I t your good humanitarian,to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around.

I must let you know that this was a very hard decision to make, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help to see my last wishes come true.

Get Back To Me With my Email: ruthross81@gmail.com

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in United Kingdom where i
deposited the money.I will also issue a letter of authority to the Bank, which will prove that you
are the new beneficiary of my funds.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein.Hope to hear from you soonest.

I await your reply on this my beloved.
Yours in Christ,

Mrs Ruth Ross.



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