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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: Aaron Ntanga <www.happpy-lovebirds@noreply.lin08.wmghosting.net>
Reply-To: aaronntanga@yahoo.co.za
Date: 19 Apr 2013 01:45:46 +0200
Subject: I am waiting for your response.


Hello...

I hope this email does not affect your religious belief and you do not see me as someone working in line with the late Gaddafi and his family. My names are Aaron Ntanga I am an operational manger with one of the major banks here in South Africa; I want to use this opportunity to inform you that we had a very good business relationship with the Gaddafi’s family and they were major transactions that I did for them as an employee of this bank.

There is an amount of US$36Million on the name of Saif Al Arab Gaddafi (Late) to the best of my knowledge this money came as a payback contract deal between our late client Saif Al Arab Gaddafi and a Russian firm on a multi-billion dollars oil project, no record ever existed concerning the money traceable by the government because there is no documentation showing that we received money from the Russians firm.

I am willing to work with you to move this fund out of the bank where I work as an operational manager to any account of your choice outside my country and you will be rewarded 30% of the total sum. I am in a position to get this fund on your name as a contractual sum and you will confidently apply for the transfer of the fund to your country where I will come over to meet with you for us to disburse the funds and go into investment in your country.

This proposal is risk free and I want to assure you that all modalities are in place as I am going to register your company name with the department of minerals and energy which will permit you to apply and conduct contract with the diamond industries in the near future.

For now all correspondence should be by email until trust is fully guaranteed. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential whatever your decision while await your prompt response.

Reply back to me with:
Your full names,....
Age, address,....
Telephone/ fax number and
Your occupation..........
Your Country...
Yours Sincerely,
Aaron Ntanga


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