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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: Alex Nana <alexnana123@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:56:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM ALEX




Dear Friend,

My name is Alex Nana, Am an accountant in Ministry of Roads and Highways Ghana and also a member of the contracts award committee. I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving $4,500,000.00.(Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).

Two years ago the government of the republic of Ghana awarded contracts through my department,which I and my colleague deliberately over invoiced the contract sum to the tune of US $5,500,000.00.The contracts value has been paid off to the actual contractors that executed the said jobs and it has been commissioned late last year, Leaving behind the unpaid fund of US $5,500,000.00.

My reason of contacting you is to be my trusted foreign partner that shall front to the affiliate payments bank in claim of this funds as the contractor whose money is yet to be paid. I will configure your name in our computer database as the legitimate beneficiary of the fund.You will present yourself as the beneficiary to the bank in claim of the over invoiced sum of money.

All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence . I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate atmosphere that will not put either of us in trouble,I will advise that you give this a positive consideration and get back to me at your earliest convenience.

Upon your reply We shall agree on a considerable sharing pattern that will make both of us happy.All I desire from you is your sincerity of purpose in this regard.

Please do acknowledge your acceptance by forwarding the following to me:

(1) Your Full Name,
(2) Occupation,
(3) Your age,
(4) Country,
(5) Your private Telephone or Fax number

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.


God Bless.
Mr.Alex Nana

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