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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: "Hakeem Amodu Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmedhakeem158@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:38:24 +0100
Subject: TREAT URGENT

Assalam

I am Hakeem Amodu Ahmed from Libya, a loyalist to our great leader Muhmar Gaddaffi. I am sure you are aware of the situation in my country Libya, since after the death of our great leader Muhmar Gaddaffi Many of us are on the run to escape from death, its either we die or taken prisoner, please i need your help to save my life and to help me retrieve money out from the Heathrow Airport and money deposited in the bank in London.

Realizing this situation earlier I managed to move some money out to a bank in Britain to ensure the well being of my only daughter (NADINE)
in case I don’t survive, i also move money in box through courier which is at the Heathrow Airport. But on 23rd of June 2011 the UK treasury put a freeze on all monies from my country and I can’t have access to it.

The chaotic situation has shattered all hope. I have made attempt to inform my daughter whom I deposited the money on her name but she, NADINE hates me and has refused to talk to me in 13 years. Faced with this dilemma I am in desperate need of an honest person to help me recover the money. The total money involved is $700 million dollars.

My plea is to ensure the welfare of my only daughter if I don’t survive. I am aware that I stand a risk of loosing the money but I come to you in hopeless abandon and honesty for partnership to cooperate with Nadine my only daughter so that all the money can be
moved to your custody and you will help me make arrangement for my passage to escape out of Libya. I am ready to sacrifice 30% of the
$700 million for your sincere cooperation.

All I require is you contact my daughter or you contact directly the courier at the Heathrow Airport London UK they will release the box to
you under my instruction the box contain over $50million, you can contact my daughter tell her you are my old friend and that you convinced me to send her the family tree book to Heathrow airport.

Although she is angry with my decision she will do anything to get back this book. Tell her in the package there are bank deposit documents and bank debit card that contain $2million and physical cash in box she must send to your address, with this she will be convinced.

To ensure a deeper commitment tell her you will send her 100 pounds to mitigate her challenges. If she confirms your readiness to assist her
she will cooperate to go Heathrow Airport to retrieve the package and the box, and i declare the content of the box as my cloth. I will
provide you with my daughter contact or the contact of the courier as soon as I get your reply.

This process can be achieved in a few days if you fully indicate your seriousness and cooperation.

I expect your urgent reply hakeemahmed61@yahoo.com.cn

Warm Regards
Hakeem Amodu Ahmed From Libya

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