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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: Ben Mensah <ben_mensah@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 07:00:33 +0000
Subject: My greetings to you


My greetings to you

Please, I decided to contact you directly for your guidelines and assistance in making a business investment on establishing on Real Estate , Agriculture, Transportation, Renewable energy and tourism business in your country or any part of the World that this investment will take us to another Level. Kindly take out a moment of your very busy schedule to reply for more details on this investment project and also send me other list of viable investments in your country for my consideration.

My name is Benjamin Mensah I am the only Son of late Dr and Mrs. Koffi Mensah, From Teacradi Ghana. I will like to tell you one secret about me and my intentions, my fathers relatives made some attempts on my life in order to inherit my fathers wealth. Due to this attitude of my father's relatives, I decided to run to Accra Ghana where i am presently living in a Charity Home.

Before the death of My father he was a big exporter of Gold in Sierra Leone and also in Ghana and My late father gave me a secret concerning money he deposit with a Bank here in Accra Ghana. He deposits US$2.5 million dollars in my name. And I want you to help me transfer this money to your Account and as soon as the money is transfer to your Account you will help me to come to your country and you will also help me to invest the money in your country ok.

I am asking you to help me transfer this money to your account is because my future is hinged on this money.

Remain Blessed
Benjamin Mensah

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