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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: Kossa <enedakossa@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:44:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Dear,




Hello Dear,

Firstly, please accept my apology for sending you this sensitive information via mail with out meeting you in person. This is due to the urgency andimportance of the matter at hand  The development am about to unfold will be based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have anacceptable meeting of the minds before. I wish to use this opportunity tointroduce myself to you.

I am Eneda Kossa., 23years, old Girl am from Ivory Coast by nationality. nevermarried I write you with my desire to help me out of my bad condition. I am the only child of my parents. My late father Dr Kossa Tarifa, was (A cocoaMerchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory Coast during his days before hisdeath, one early morning the rebels attack our house and kill my father and my lovely mother while am in the school before the incident happen they killed myfather and mother because my father refused to support their selfish interestin political matters,

When my father was alive, he deposited,$18.7Million United States Dollars asfamily treasure with a bank in Dakar Senegal West Africa where I am staying nowas a refugee under the UNHCR.Mean while, i have spoken with the bank manager and have also discussed the possible release of the fund .to me, But the bankmanager told me that they can not release this fund directly to me due to my status as a refugee here, because the law of this country forbids them from releasing any inheritance to registered refugees here in Senegal .

The management of the bank also said that if can be able to find a trustedforeign partner who would stand for me as my trustee to help me claim the fundson my be half and invest it in proper way, that they will release it tohim/her. I request that you be my trustee and assist me in effecting thetransfer of the fund to your account on my behalf or any account you willnominate for investment under your care.
Confidential for the successful out come of it.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and and also your private e-mail address for easy and urgent communication. mean while i will give you 10% of the total funds for your assitance to help me.

Please reply to my email to enable me furnish you with more details;
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Eneda Kossa.

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