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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: "Jorge Emilio" <jorgemilio@mail2europe.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:06:34 +0100
Subject: Jorge Emilio

Dear Friend,
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal,
My name is Jorge Emilio, a retired officer, I decided to contact you
regarding shocking Death of my late boss who passed away in an auto-crash
years ago,
he died without living no next of Kin, for this reason my lawyer advised
that i need someone oversea (foreigner) to stand as the next of KIN for easy
claim because my late boss is a foreigner.
According to (EUROPEAN LAW), at the expiration of (5) five years; the money
will revert to the (european) Government if nobody applies for claim.
Now I seek your collaboration to act as next of kin to receive this fund.
Kindly do respond to me if you are interested to handle this with me along
with your details bellow
Thanks for your kind understanding.
Yours Faithfully
Jorge Emilio

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