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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. Elizabeth Karabo" <elizabethkarabo@live.co.za>
Reply-To: <mrselizabethkarabo00@hotmail.co.za>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:35:57 -0800
Subject: AW: PLEASE NOTE

MUTUAL BENEFIT FROM MRS ELIZABETH KARABO
AND GEORGE (SON)
JAN SMUTH AVE,
JOHANNESBURG,
2000
SOUTH AFRICA


With due respect, trust and humility, I send you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I got your email address from the SOUTH AFRICA INFORMATION EXCHANGE (S.A.I.E) in search for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and I to transfer some fund to his/her personal or company account and for investment purposes.

I would start by introducing myself; I am MRS ELIZABETH KARABO, the wife of the late COMRADE. JAMES D. KARABO, the Zimbabwean former Minister for Youth & Gender Equality who is also a businessman and politician, in the Zimbabwean political arena. My late husband was the famous politician who stood firm against President Mugabes Idea of continuous fight in Democratic Republic of Congo and my husband also stood against the seizure of white owned farms and the distribution of it to the blacks without Compensation to the white owners.

After the death of my husband, we decided to move out of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger. But before the death of my husband he deposited the sum of US$45,000,000.00 in of Security Company here in South Africa. In the cause of moving the fund to any place my family has agreed to offer you 40% of the fund for your assistant, while 60% will be for my investment in your Company/ country.

From the above, you will understand that the life and future of my family depends on this money, I will be very grateful if you can assist us, we are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain financial rights to such huge amount of money.

In view of this, I cannot invest this money here in South Africa; hence I am asking you to assist me in claiming and transferring this money out of South Africa for investment purpose.

If you show your utmost interest in helping me and my family with this transaction, kindly get back to me as soon as possible.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free, and should be treated confidential for the safety of my family and the funds, we shall provide you all the necessary details and information needed immediately we receive a response from you.

Please note: All correspondence should be forwarded to my son’s email address georgekarabo@hotmail.co.za

We look forward to receive your positive response soon.

Yours Sincerely
FROM: MRS ELIZABETH KARABO AND GEORGE (SON)
(For the family).



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