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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: basimah akil <akilbasi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:08:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please I need your help




Please I need your help



Hello Dear.



I am writing you this message with tears on my face and sorrow in my heart. My name Basimah Akil an 19years old orphan. My parent were assassinated by some unknown assassins was in school when this happened and some one came to call me. I arrive our home and i found the body of my parent. I wept but no amount of weeping could bring them back. Some weeks after the burial, the family of my father came to me that i am female child and the tradition does not permit me to be in my father's house so i should go and get married. When i heard this, i ask myself that is it this age of mine that i will go and get married when i have not yet finished my College. Some months after, i was thrown out of the house with out picking any property from my room.



I was on the street for couple of week before i come across the lawyer of my late father and i explain what i am passing through to him. It was the lawyer that told me that my late father deposited the sum of 5.5Million Euros with the bank and my name was registered as the next of kin. When the lawyer told me this, i told him that i will start searching for a foreign partner that can help me to claim this fund because if i decide to remain in my country with this wicked family of my father, they will kill me.



Please friend, i will really be happy if you can help me for the claim of this fund. I am ready to offer you 30% of the total once the fund gets into your account.



I am waiting to hear from you



Thanks

Basimah Akil

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