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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: "Miss.Rose" <missyrosekone4u@hanmail.net>
Reply-To: missrosekone@hanmail.net
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:51:45 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Att:From Miss,Rose





 My Beloved,
                                      Investment
  My name is Miss Rose Kone the only daughter of late Engr. William Kone of the blessed memory. My father was a very wealthy and reputable cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.
 
     My mother died when I was only 9 and since then, my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on January 2011 in Chu De Cocody General Hospital here, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of two million,five hundred thousand, United States Dollars( 2.5m) deposited in a financial institution here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only daughter as the next of kin in depositing the fund.
 
  He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth and that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate,transport, Hotel investments or any lucrative business.
 
  I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am an under aged,
2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

     Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your efforts/inputs after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas and 5% for expense.Thanks as I look forward to your positive response.

   Best regards,
Miss. Rose Kone.

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