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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: "gaddafi.aisha@libero.it" <gaddafi.aisha@libero.it>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:56:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum.

Assalamu Alaikum.

I am Miss.Aisha Gaddafi, One of the daughters of the embattled president of
Libya,I am currently residing in one of the African Countries,unfortunately
as
a refugee.At the meantime,my family is the target of Western nations led by
Nato who wants to destroy my father at all costs. Our investments and bank
accounts in several countries are their targets to freeze.

I have been commissioned to contact an interested foreign investor/partner
who
will be able to take absolute control of part of the vast cash available to
private account with my late brother MOHAMMAD who was killed by NATO air
strike,
for a possible investment in your country.If this transaction interest you,
you
don't have to disclose it to any body because of what is going with my entire
family,if the united nation happens to know this fund, they will freezing it
as
they freeze others so keep this transaction for yourself only until we
finalize
it.I want to transfer this Money into your account immediately for onward
investment in your country because I don't want the united nation to know
about
the Fund deposit in Security Company (US$15.8 Million) Dollars.

Therefore if you are capable of running an establishment and can maintain the
high level of secrecy required in this project, kindly respond to my private
email ( gaddafi.aisha@muslim.com ) with the following information for more
details of about the project.!

1. Your full names and address
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers
3. Your private email address
4. Age and profession
5. International passport or National I.D card

Best Regard,

Miss.Aisha Gaddafi

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