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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: "Mohammed Gambo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammed-gambo@clix.pt>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:00:08 +0100
Subject: Read This Mail & Let's Make Fortune

Dear trusted Friend,

I am contacting you based on my desire to establish an honest mutually benefiting relationship with you and consequently to accomplish a certain business opportunity. My name is Mr. Gambo, a member of ‘LOC of the 2010 world cup'. I am writing in respect of an over-budgeted sum of USD 11-million during planning for the global soccer game.

This is an over-invoiced fund for clothing, transportation, feeding, accommodation and general well-being of Nigeria football team and government contingents during the world cup hosted in South Africa early last year. World cup haven ended successfully, one year after; the committee has decided to move the excess cash securely overseas.

I write you believing that you will not betray us, please honestly help to receive and keep custody of the money, should you want to work with us then reply by sending your address, telephone number for further discussion. The plan...? When you submit your particulars our office will grant an approval to you as foreign sub-contractor so that the cash can be paid into your account for safe-keeping. You will have USD 2-million USD for your involvement.

We ‘LOC of the 2010 world cup' members will send two of our members to meet with you to collect the balance USD 9-million for investment into estate development, that will be after you confirm cash in your bank account. Proper arrangement has been made to avoid any sort of delay/hitch. From our office, we will make sure that all transaction documents are dully notarized to guarantee swift transaction; please your response should be sent to Email: gambo_abdullahi@yahoo.com.hk

Yours truly,

Mr. Gambo S. Abdullahi.
gambo_abdullahi@yahoo.com.hk

Please if you cannot handle this deal, I will beg you to forget and pretend you never saw this mail, possibly delete it from your in-box

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