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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: MY LOVE WINE <mylove-----wine@att.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:40:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hell my good Friend ,


Hell my good Friend ,
In accordance with What i planned to do for you,I will love in a short form thanking  you for your kindly surpport although you are not capable to assist me to complete what i told you about as of the time I want you to help me out.Thank God for everything He has done for me.Iam presently with my new Partiner outside from my continent Africa.We been going from one country to another just for few Investment & Establishment projects.I hope you will need to contact this Finance Institute for your own part of gift which is what i burgeted to give you and i already give ordered for them to release it as soon as you contact them for the claim.It is a total Sum of ($800.000USD)Eight Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars But this is not cash it is a BANK DRAFT CHEQUE and pls it was just an envelop deposited on their care.  The reality was just that they asked me on which way do i want them to do it and i replied,i kept it for a partiner been you
and that i have given you this CODE (CT8901BJ) pls they will ask you about it when you are contacting them for the claim.They are into Diplomatic Mission,Banking and security,also Courrea Services.so i will advice you to make a choice when you contact them for them to deliver or transfer this sum to you Pls kindly let them know which way do you want it to be sent/deliverd  to you.

                        CFB   Financial
                           Benin Rep.
                          West Africa
                    Mrs Suzan  GBANZU
            Email; contactus.cfb@gmail.com
 NB.
Thank God for everything.You dosn't need to thank me much but thank God.I just do it for humanity purposes.I want you to know that when you contacted the  CFB,they will know if you want them to sent it by FDX Courrea or their Diplomatic Mission or can they do something else i dson't know for now. I already paid  for the security fee and they will  not ask for such anymore.So try and contact them to findout how much they will ask you for delivery if you want it by Courrea, or diplomatic then findout how much this fee will cost and try to make the payment by yourself for them to be able to delivery it to you safely..Pls when contacting them,kindly try to send your Full Names & Address also this Code as indicated to enable them know whom you are for reality.they will surely give to you what belongs to you as i already told you here.kindly try to findout from them more and more in details on which way is best for you for the receipt thanks and  bye
for now
 
Regards,
Miss Jacklne

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