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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: "Phillip Charles Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbbjbjinc@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:13:18 -0700
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,
 
I need your urgent assistance in respect of my consignment which is presently in Security Company and due to be cleared. However before giving you further insight on my proposal, I will like to use this time to introduce my self to you based on fact that we have not met before, I am the youngest Son of former President of Liberia President Charles Taylor, who is presently having problem with the rebels of my Country in Liberia and was sentenced to a jail-term of 50 years after he was convicted of aiding and abetting the commission of serious crimes in Sierra Leone. for more information you can search  (www.charlestaylortrial.org) event about my Father's reign when he was the former President of our country - Liberia and my brother Charles McArthur Emmanuel Taylor, was found guilty in October for crimes committed while he was the head of Liberia's anti-terrorist services during our father's 1997-2003 rule.
During the time of the war, my Father knew he was going to lose the seat of President and so he made arrangement with a security company  in Paris, France and he deposited 26 million Dollars in the Security Company for safe keeping. He also deposited another 4.2 million Dollars in a security reserved in Ghana, Also gold dust and diamond. All these deposits were made on my name as the next of kin; I have in my custody all vital documents that back-up the fund and my legal entitlement to it. Right now I am seeking asylum in Republic of Ghana , due to the good relation ship between my Father and Mr. Koffi Anna - the former U.N. Secretary General who is from West Africa . You can visit all the below site links for more details about must of the frozen asset for both my father and my mum (Jewell Howard Taylor) ;
 
http://star.worldbank.org/corruption-cases/sites/corruption-cases/files/documents/arw/Taylor_Switzerland_EJPD_PR_Jul_23_2003.pdf
 
http://star.worldbank.org/corruption-cases/sites/corruption-cases/files/documents/arw/Taylor_Switzerland_EJPD_PR_Jun_23_2003.pdf
 
http://allafrica.com/stories/200403150109.html
 
http://www.afrik-news.com/article15068.html
 
http://mg.co.za/article/2003-07-23-taylors-cronies-15m-assets-frozen
 
 
Please, all I need from you is to stand as my beneficiary to receive the fund and invest the fund in a profitable business in your Country that can fetch more money for me and my family and you. I am ready to give to you 25 percent of the total money as soon as you get it into your country. If you are ready to help me, please reply and enclose your tale phone number so that I can reach you for more information, waiting for your urgent reply. Thank you.
Best regards.
Phillip Charles Taylor

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