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: "Tazy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missjennytazy2000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:33:57 -0800
Subject: Good Morning

Hello Dear
 
Good Morning!
I'm just dropping in to say,"I hope you have a wonderful day!"May your morning be sunny side up,your afternoon bright too. May the whole day bring good news to you! to let you know you're in my thoughts and in my prayers too. I do not mind your age in something that concerns heart,what is important is mutual love and faithfulness.
My name is Jenny Tazy . I am writing you today and hoping that you will not mind .I will like to establish a long lasting relationship with you .How are you and how is your work? i believe that all is well with you.I know that you may be suprised on how i got your email. i got your email today when i was browsing looking for honest partner ( www.facebook.com) ,then i feel cherished to drop this few lines to you and hope to get positive response from you .
i will like you to contact me back, so that we can know each other and exchange our pictures.(Remember the distance does not matter), what matters is the trust and faithfulness.
I will you to reply with this missjennytazy2000@gmail.com
I am waiting to hear from you soon.
Jenny Tazy
 

Anti-fraud resources: