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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: From Mrs Enid <bernis_addai@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: enid.benedict@ovi.com
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 06:43:38 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Reply my mail at the earliest


With Due Respect and Humanity, I have no other choice to write to you under a humanitarian ground.



My name is Mrs Enid Benedict. I am a nationality of Ivory Coast, I am married to late Chief David Benedict, we are from the same country Ivory Coast. My late husband was a director of Cocoa exporting board before he died at the age of 54years as a result of diabetes. We both Stay in MALAYSIA before he died. We were married for 23 years with a child. Though it was not an easy thing before we got this child. He is 18 years old now, we call him Miracle by name.



Before the death of my husband,He owned a foreign account Over there in Malaysia up to the tune of $5 million American dollars which he told the bank was for purchasing of cocoa processing machine, before his unwanted death. My reason of contacting you is that Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 3 months due to my lever cancer problem. I want you do me a favour to stand and receive this fund to your account in your country as the beneficiary so that you will invest it in a good business venture for the benefit and education of my son Miracle, who will be coming to stay under your kind custody after the transfer of the fund to your account to enable him continue his education and future carrier over there since i may not live to take care of him. I don't want my son to stay in my country because of the bad relatives of my late husband.



This is my reason for contacting you. Please if you are willing to assist us contact me immediately, indicating your willingness on this request. Me and my son have agree to give you 30% for helping us, 10% will go to the orphanage and less privilege, 5% for any expenses which you may incurred in the course of this transaction, the remain balance you will invest it for my son in a lucrative business like real estate and industrial production so that my son will not suffer in future.



I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers.Presently i am back to my country Ivory Coast because i will not like to die in a foreign country.I am here with my only son. it pains me a lot that i will not live to see my son become a man.



Finally immediately i receive your respond on my request i will send you all the necessary information about the fund in Malaysia with the bank contact details so that you will contact them for the transfer of the money.



God bless you as you consider this and run to my aide. Reply on    enid.benedict@ovi.com



Thanks from yours sister



Mrs.Enid Benedict & son Miracle.

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