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: Samuel Kandollo <hlttr13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ccc01ccc3@sify.com
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:55:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My proposal...




Dear friend,

My name is Mr.Samuel Kandollo,the chairman,National Contract Commission(NCC) of Burkina Faso,West Africa.I Know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise,Especialy having to come from someone you have not met before

Be assured that this brief proposal is genuine and confidential. The presidency has allocated $16M (Sixteen Million US Dollars ) for foreign contractors that executed the construction of three Bridges in Burkina Faso.As the Commission chairman, I have been mandated to review names of outstanding contractors and certify the payment schedule.

As a political appointee, I am restricted from operating a foreign bank account while in office. Permit me to include your name on the payment schedule as a foreign contractor and receive $16M (Sixteen Million US Dollars) on my behalf. I will issue you a payment reference and direct you to the bank for immediate payment.

I am offering 30% and I guarantee you that this venture is risk free. If you are interested, please, get back to me for further details.

I look forward to receive your email and reply as the urgency implies.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Samuel Kandollo
Chairman,National Contract Commission
Burkina Faso,West Africa
Phone:00226 76 168 413

Anti-fraud resources: