joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Jamy mary <sa_jam900@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: mej_ezek250@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:15:39 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP FROM MISS MARINA




PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP FROM MISS MARINA
Dearest friend.
My name is Miss Marina Eziekel, a 19 years old undergraduate. I am onlydaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Eziekel, My father as a very wealthy Goldand Diamond Merchant in Monrovia the Gold Capital city of republic ofLiberia in West Africa based in Abidjan Ivory Coast,

my father was poisoned to death by his business associates while my mother died when I am little and my father took me so special because I am the only child. Before the death of my father in a hospital here in Ivory Coast, he secretly called me and told me that he deposited some Gold and a huge sum of $4.68million Dollars ($4.68,OOO,OOO USD) and the Diamond inside a box which he deposited with a Security and Trust Company here in Ivory Coast as family treasure.

He also made me understand that it was because of this wealth he was poisoned while on a business trip with them and he instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me retrieve this box out from the trust Security Company. Without the knowledge of my uncle who was living with us then. My uncle flew to London with his children. With all that my father left behind, just because I am a woman and I do not have any right in my father's property. My uncle seized all my father's companies and properties because of our traditional believe that I am a woman. I was left with nothing and dropped out of school because of financial difficulties and my uncle's wicked attitude.

Although I have contacted the security company they comfirmed the lodgement. My purpose of contacting you is for you to help me,as my late father advised me at his sick bed.
1) To retrieve this box with the Gold, money and Diamonds inside to your location.
2) To make arrangement for me to come to your country to take my own percentage of the money.
I am now under hidings(in a catholic mission)to save my life from any accidental harm that might befall me from them.

Please tell me if you will be of assistance to me after your good considerations I am willing to reward you with 40% of the money for your good assistance. As for the Gold and Diamond I hope you will have thesame for your self. I will be glad if you will get back to me soon to tell me of your interest so that I will give you the contact information of the security company for you to contact them on my behalf as I will be introducing you.I am pleading with you in the name of almighty God to help me out of this problem i am kinly waiting for your urgent reply as you will
also do me a favore to send your full address and contact biodata which i will submit to the security company for immidiate transfer of the box to your country.
Your name: ............................
Your country: .........................
Your phone Number: ......................
Your Tel/fax: ...........................
Your age: .............................. .
Your occupation: ...................... which will enable the easy transfer
of the money(box) to your destination by the security company where the money is secured.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
ALL MY LOVE
Miss Marina Eziekel.

Anti-fraud resources: