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: "hafez.al-khani@t-online.de" <hafez.al-khani@t-online.de>
Reply-To: <alkhanih@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:52:36 +0800
Subject: From: Hafez Syria



Greeting ! Dear Friend,

I hope and pray that I have the right person who will help me. I have interest of relocating/investing or rather going into joint business investment with you in your country as such I am making contact with you for assistance. My name is Hafez Al-Khani from Damascus Syria, I am the only son to a retired government official who was a former personal investor & financial consultant advisers to most Syrian Politicians,  also he was an oil business merchant from Syria and Saudi Arabia and member of Al Furat Petroleum Company (AFPC).

My father was among those victims that was killed in the airstrike Attack. Below is the link to view the full story;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193950/Syria-Fears-massacre-Syrian-government-dozens-dead-bodies-buried-mass-grves.html

I wish to relocate to your Country, Now that Syria security and our Economic independent has been lost to the greatest lower level, and our culture has been lost forever and our happiness has been taking away from us. Since my father is dead I want to leave Syria and go into joint business venture with you in your country.

I have only US$8.5 Million United States dollars. So i need your Help and kind assistant as foreign business partner to transfer the fund/money in your Country, because i don't have any oversea Bank account or bank account outside Syria .

Please also Note that my aim to transfer the fund/money to you for joint Business investment Partnership is because I want to relocate my family to join you and stay under your care, hope my family will find comfort, peace and happiness once again in your country. I will send you copy of my identification once i hear back from you.
Waiting to get your quick reply through my private email address;
alkhanih@gmail.com

Hoping to hear from you soon

My Regards,

Hafez Al-Khani.

Anti-fraud resources: