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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "judewisdom@outlook.com" <judewisdom@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:20:08 -0430 (VET)
Subject: NOTIFICATION MESSAGE!


Hello Sir/Ma,

Please excuse this intrusion that may seem surprising at first given that we do not know each other.If you accept, I would like to present you with my situation and offer you a deal that may interest you.
My name is Jude Wisdom, I am 26 years old and the only son of my Father the Honorable Richard Wisdom , a Crude oil licensed man in South Africa, the Economic Capital of the South Africa. He was recently poisoned by his associates.

After the death of my mother on 21 October 2010, my father took me under his care.On 24 December 2012 my father passed away in a Kingsbury Hospital in South Africa.

Before his death, in secret, he told me that he had deposited a total of ($5,500,000) Five Million Five Hundred Thousand American
Dollars in a suitcase in a Financial Security Company in my name as heir. Furthermore, he told me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his associates. He recommended that I find a foreign associate who could honestly provide me with his assistance to save my life and help me survive.Please if you can render the below help to bail me out i will capital REWARD you.

- Change of beneficiary;
- Serve as guardian;
- Provide an account for the funds transfer;
- Help me join him/her in his/her country;
- Invest in a profitable sector in his /her country.

Moreover, I will give you 25% and 5% will be used for expenses that may be made.I would be grateful to benefit from your useful advice.

NB: I suggest that you handle this matter with suitableness and confidentiality in light of the degrading sociopolitical situation we are currently living in. Kindly reply back to me through my private email (judewisdom2009@aim.com)

God bless you!
Jude Wisdom.
judewisdom2009@aim.com


























Anti-fraud resources: