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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: linda s <lindcici@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:28:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I AM GIVING THIS TO YOU WITH ALL GOOD FAITH AND PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL

Sir,

Permit me to contact you via this means without any business relationship. I am Mr. Annas Burgi senior auditor with the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). I have discovered a secret deposit involving a huge sum of US$18,000,000.00 invested under the DIFC portfolio management and margin trading by deceased client of the DIFC.

As the senior auditor of the DIFC, i have successfully sealed the deposit to avoid confiscation by the Dubai financial authority during the end of the year audition and have contacted you for a confidential deal to terminate the account and transfer the deposit to you by placing the funds on a platform account on your name. This is a deal that i have packaged with one of the DIFC director whose name is undisclosed and intend to share 50/50 as soon as funds are successfully transferred into any of your nominated bank account. Kindly respond ASAP should you be interested to execute this deal with us so we can move into action.

You will have details of transfer arrangement upon your positive response.

Mr. Annas Burgi
DIFC DUBAI

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