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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: test <a_trillanes@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:35:52 +0300
Subject: Hello From Ma. Arlene .Trillanes

Hello friend,
I am Ma. Arlene .Trillanes, a native of Filipina nationality,I would like to have a long lasting and confidant relationship with you. if possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession. I am broken hearted and needs someone to trust without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from close confidants and family. I need someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a life time partner. well, from your profile, I believe in me that you ought to be a very honest person. I would like to give you a brief description of my life. I am the sister of senator Antonio Fuentes Trillanes, who was arrested and since detained by the government forces on the 29th day of November 2007. You may wish to update you with more detail by going through http://www.gmanews.tv/story/29502/Antonio-Fuentes-Trillanes-IV.

FYI.Please do not call the office of my brother for an essencial security of this movement. I give you all these information is for you to know the urgency of needing your assistance. I want you please to keep every information you receive from me very confidential to avoid any mistakes. I mean, it has not been quite long, I was also arrested along with my brother. now I have been released and I am under security watch by the present government. All I wanted from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, he did deposited with a bank in abroad.The Amount being deposited is much about 20.2 million USD. All I want from you is honesty and sincerity, as soon as this money is claimed by you, I will advise you on how to wire some to me here in Philippine to enable me paid off the chief justice for
his demand in getting my brother out of prison.And then fly over to meet you.
Contact me soon.
Ma. Arlene .Trillanes

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