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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <cedeaokoffiadjahlolo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 18:20:42 -0400
Subject: Business Preposition

Good Day


I am Mr. Koffi Adjahlolo , I work as Business Relationship Manager
Bank Of Africa in Benin Rep... I am getting in touch with you
regarding the estate of a deceased client with investment placed under
our banks management some years ago



I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by
as a result of this mail. I contact you independently and no one is
informed of this communication. In 2001, the subject matter; Mr.
Thomas Reijngoud came to our bank to engage in business discussions
with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a
financial portfolio of $12.350 million (Twelve Million Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States dollars) which he wished to have us
invest on his behalf.



Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and
made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued
profit and interest stood at this point at over $3.2 million United
States Dollars. In mid 2002, he instructed that the principal sum
($12.350M) be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent
investment requiring cash payments in the United Kingdom. We got in
touch with a specialist bank who agreed to receive this money for a
fee and make cash available to Mr. Reijngoud However Bank got in touch
with us last year that this money has not been claimed. On further
enquiries we found out that Mr. Reijngoud was involved in an accident
in Mainland Outside London, which means he died intestate. He has no
next of kin and the reason this is why I am writing you.



What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you
will be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you
informing you that money has been willed to you. On verification,
which will be the details I make available to my bank, my bank will
instruct the bank to make payments to you. You do not have to have
known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust
me on this. For all your troubles I propose that we split the money in
half. In the banking circle this happens every time. The other option
is that the money will revert back to the state.



Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold
the KEY to these funds, we see so much cash and funds being
re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for now
strictly by the above Email.



Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I
send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the
consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing
gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of
gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking
clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we
should act swiftly on this. Please pardon any writing mistakes. Please
get back to me immediately via the telephone or email address above.



I await your response.



Koffi Adjahlolo

Anti-fraud resources: