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: "Emily KENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emily12kent@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:02 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY MY DEAR






From: Lady Emily Kent.
No: 27 Old Gloucester Stree
London,England.


I am Mrs Emily Kent suffering from cancerous ailment. I was
married to Sir Henry Kent an Asian English man who is dead and resting
peacefully. My husband was into private practice all his life before he passed.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Five Million Nine Hundred
United States Dollars with a Security Company in Malaysia ($5,900,000.00) which
were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with the
Bank in Malaysia

Currently this money is still with the Security Company
in Malaysia. My Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problems I am suffering from now and have limited time to
live.

I want you to know that what bothers me most is the stroke that I
have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen me.I
will be going in for an operation,and I pray that I survive the operation. I
have decided to WILL/donate the sum of ($5,900,000.00) to you for the good work
of the lord,and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the
assistance of the
upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the
down-trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove
to be genuinely handicapped financially and to open Huges Foundation with our
surname . Lastly I took this decision because I do not have any child that will
inherit this money.

The greatest happiness is that I lived a life worthy
of emulation. Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.
Hope to hear from you soon. Contact me through this email address
(emily12kent@aol.com) with your full details.





Name:
Address:
Country:
Occupation:
Age:
Telephone number:






you can always reach me through the hospital phone: +447031845707

Anti-fraud resources: