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: "Dr George Kingsby" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <george.kingsby@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 08:03:50 -0700
Subject: GOLD BARS FOR SUPPLY

 
Dear Buyer/Supplier
 
We are operating a cooperative mining company and we have in our stock reasonable quantity of Gold dust and bars for sale
 
Modality of payment is through operational SBLC MT760 or MT103/23 by Swift which will be active for ten banking days from the date of signing the SPA. In the same vein, we are also willing to start with 25KG, 50KG, 100KG or 200KG as first trial shipment as an auxiliary of confidence and moral building. This option was purposely put together to avoid any cash resources imprisonment.
As soon as the SBLC MT760 or MT103/23 by Swift as the case may be is raised, our European based Financier will be contracted to shoulder the responsibility of the shipment to your door step or refinery of your choice as the case may be. The instrument is not touchable but to serve as guarantee, moral and confidence booster to our European based financier.
 
Our price at the mining gate is $34, 000.00 per Kilo of Gold bar. In line with this, our managed has unanimously agreed to offer 5% of the total invoice for this trial shipment of gold purchased as commission to any intermediary (Broker). There are tendencies for increment in commission in subsequent larger shipment. . If the world market price is falling over 1000 USD per kilo, selling price is also reduced according to the world market price. If the increase in world market prices the price will increase according to the fluctuation and this refers to the date of signing the contract.
 
If this is accepted, let me know as soon as possible to enable us provide you with our SPA and Verbiage for your review
Mr. George Kingsby
Takwa Gold Community,Ghana
george.kingsby@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources: