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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: "Laura Horsch" <laurahorsch182583@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 09:45:40 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Hello

Good Day,

How are you today, Together with your family and your work? Hope you are rejoicing in abundant of God's grace, my name is Laura. I'm a girl of 18 years old, origin of Syria. I was until recently, a Medical student and my family suffered a tragedy, presently i am residing in refugee camp here in Ivory Coast.

I'm a caring, understanding, honest, romantic, little jealous, truth and outgoing, I like to hang out with friends, cook, read books on my free time, I'm seriously seeking for a good understanding, truthful and good hearten friend, before I came across your profile.

My father is late Dr. Sakka Horsch, a senior member of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria also he was Managing director JIK Company, due to political crises going on in my country, the opposition came to our house and kill all my family members including my beloved Mother because of my late father didn't support the rebels, I consider my self as very lucky lady because I was not at home when the Rebel visited our home, I was in the School when the attack took place. Through the help of United Nation I make my way to Ivory Coast.

Please listen to this, I have my late father's statement of account and his death certificate here with me which I will attach send to you later after our decision, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in one of the leading bank in Ivory Coast, Bouake City which he used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is $9.8M Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only).

I want you to help me transfer this money to your bank account and from it you shall send some money for me down here to get my traveling documents and flight ticket to come over to your country for meeting with you and I will stay with you forever if you can be my guardian. Here I kept this secret to people in the refugee here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me.

So in the light of above I will like you to take this matter so confident. Keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it, Remember i am giving you all this information due to the trust i deposed on you, I like honest and understanding people, truthful and a human of vision, truth and hard working,

I hope you will help me, I will tell you everything that i am going through here. I use the computer in hostel reverend office to send you message, honestly my situation here is very difficult.

Please l will like to know your willingness to assist me in this claim. Please reply me into this my private Email ID at; laurahorsch735@gmail.com, so that i can give you the full contact of the bank for you to contact them for verification and confirmation for the transfer to your bank account. Have a nice day and please think about me.

Thanks and Regards,
Laura.

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