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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: lindajohnson11 <lindajohnson11@yeah.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 02:40:11 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From: Linda Johnson.

Dear,


My name is Linda .G.Johnson, i am (21) years old, i am from Sierra Leone and presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Ivory Coast in Africa as a result of the civil war in my country. My late father Dr. Mevin Johnson was the Acting General Manager of Sierra Leone Diamond mining cooperation (SLDMC). I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest four million united state dollars ($4 Million) belonging to my late father which he deposited in a bank here in Abidjan. Regrettably, my father was captured and murdered along with half brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official residence in Freetown was arm bushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader. My mother sustainded very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely and painful death in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast.


If you are willing to assist me, please let me know immediately so that you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the bank. Please note that I will offer you 20% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance in accordance with my mother’s advice. I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very well in your country and you would also get a school for me so that I can finish my college education in your country. I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with the Manager of International remittance who assured me that everything is intact and promised to help me transfer this money to my foreign partners bank account as soon as I provide my partners foreign bank account for them.


However, the manager is very concerned because of my age. I am( 21) years old and as such advised that I should look for a matured person that will represent me at the bank.Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred to your account and I am hoping to hear your urgent response so that I can not look for another foreign partner.


Thank you and May God bless you and your dear family.


Yours sincerely,
Linda .G.Johnson,

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