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: "Mr Tan Wong" <tanwong@emerchemie.lk>
Reply-To: mrtanwong872@live.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:43:01 +0530
Subject: Business Proposal



I am Mr.Tan Wong .I have a very confidential business proposition involving transfer of
$24,500,000.00.If interested reply me via email(mrtanwong872@live.com).


----
Disclaimer:

This email and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient of this email you must not act on it, copy it or show it to anyone. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete this email.

The views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) Limited unless specifically stated. Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) Limited accepts no responsibility for personal emails, or emails unconnected with the company's business.

The sender confirms that Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) Limited shall not be responsible if this email message is used for any indecent, unsolicited or illegal purposes, which are in violation of any existing laws and the same shall solely be the responsibility of the sender and that Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) Limited shall at all times be indemnified of any civil and/or criminal liabilities or consequences there.

This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to conduct their own security measures and no responsibility is accepted by Emerchemie NB (Ceylon) Limited for the loss or damage arising from the receipt or use of this email. Internet, email is not a 100% secure communications medium and you should be aware of this when emailing us.



Anti-fraud resources: