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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: Aisha Gadaffi <gadaffi_a@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:31:56 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: BEST REGRARDS



 
Dear

I am Aisha Gadaffi and my mother is Safiya Farkas (Kash) Gaddafi from Ab-Abyada and from a well-known clan called Al Barass,Benghazi .We have been hiding in a state of confision since the uprising against our father Colonel Gadaffi got worse as the Rebels storm Tripoly and turn my house into a rebel play ground of voilence .

I do not feel happy any more and i do not know were this is going to take us to. Well i just want to use this remaining free time of my life to contact you in regards to my belongings which can be utilised by any one with business oriented ideas or to help the poor as allah wills it.

I have some deposit funds with a bank in London under the care of a lawyer who has also adviced that i should nominate some one to stand beneficiary next of kin to stand claims on this funds. This fund amount 40 Million USD was not known to any one except this lawyer of mine who resides there in London. I am the Libyan mediator and military official, former UN Goodwill Ambassador, philanthropist, humanitarian. And during this time i have been travelling to differnt western countries as a lawyer. So i kept this fund in London .

I will want you to respond positively to this and then i wil advice that you contact the lawyer through his contact details below ,because i do not know how much time i may live freely like this before the Rebels or western world security agents like NATO will get me arrested due to my family crime .Well i will appreciate that you contact the lawyer via his personal email address. But please let this be confidential and secret between you and him.

DETAILS OF THE LAWYER .

QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDING
TEMPLE .LONDON EC4Y 9BS.
ASHLEY LEWIS MARKS CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES.
EMAIL:ashleylewis126@yahoo.co.uk


Endeavour to reply me as soon as possible and if i do not reply you,just procceed with the lawyer for i will always reply you when having chance to do so.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Aisha Gadaffi (ESQ)

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