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: "Mrs.Aisha Khamis Gaddafi" <mrs.aishakhamisgaddafi@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.aishakhamisgaddafi@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:32:07 +0000
Subject: GOODDAY



--
Goodday,

I am Aisha Khamis Gaddafi wife of late Khamis Gaddafi the commander of
Libya's elite Special Forces and the son of Colonel Gaddafi the Libyan
leader.` I am contacting you to assist me in transferring the sum of
thirty
SIX million USA dollars ($36MILLION)been deposited with a bank in
Europe.

The funds was deposited with a bank in a different name for security
reasons, and as a matter of fact, my only son and the entire family of
my
father in-law were trapped in a bunker here in Tripoli until four days
after which I managed to sneak out with my son, though with the help of
a
security guard. Right now I have crossed the border and I am presently
into
hiding in Senegal without any other means of communication unless my
laptop hoping to arrange for my traveling out possible to Europe to
safe
guard my life because the regime of my late father in-law has collapsed
and
the former Rebels are now in charge of Libya.

lease for your kind assistance I will offer you 30% of the total
sum,all
the legal documentation concerning the deposit are with me, My family
Lawyer will only do a Change of Ownership to your name as the new
Beneficiary of the deposited Fund so that the bank will transfer the
funds
into your account immediately.

Once you successfully receive the funds in your account you will send
me
some money so that I can arrange for my traveling where we can meet
ourselves for final disbursement of the fund. May Allah grant you the
heart
to assist me and my only son in this our trial period, please never you
abandon me with my son just because we are Arabs, but I want to assure
you
that I am of a clean heart that was brought up under western education
but
married to a cruel family.

Get back with your details so that we can proceed without delay because
lam here without help from no one. Please maintain absolute
confidentiality
over this communication no matter what your decision may be. PLEASE
REPLY
ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrs.aishakhamisgaddafi@ymail.com

Mrs.Aisha Khamis Gaddafi
Assalamu Alaikum (Peace be unto you)

Anti-fraud resources: