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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: "Mr. Emmanuel Sam" <joekiyua@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: emmanuel.sam01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:49:47 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IF INTERESTED




Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Emmanuel Sam,a staff of United Bank for Africa (UBA),Ghana.
I was the Account's officer to the deceased Mr. Obaro Cash, who left the sum of US$5.5m in his account before his demise. Unfortunately, my client had no attorney due to his believes and ever since, no one has com up to claim this money.

I will like you to stand as the next of kin to my late client whose account holding US$5.5m has been dormant for over 2year.

On interest indication, I will direct you on how to hire the services of an attorney who will do the necessary paper work to enable us transfer this fund to your account.

You are required to kindly send the information below to enable me configure your name on our data base as the next of kin to my dead client.

1. Full Name ........................................
2. Private tel........................................
3. Your Age..........................................
4. Your Country.....................................
5. Your banking details.............................
6. Your Occupation..................................

Best Regards,
Mr. Emmanuel Sam
Manager Remitting Department
Email:emmanuel.sam01@gmail.com

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