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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: Simon Dan <simondana1909@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 11:13:16 +0000
Subject: Dear Associate,


Dear Associate,







How are you doing my friend, great I guess! Now I know this mail will
definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but please kindly take your
time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will probably
go a long way to determine my future and continued existence. First,let
me introduce myself. I am Sergeant Simon Dan, assigned to 2ndBattalion,
3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine



Expeditionary Force in Syria. I am desperately in need of assistance and
I have summoned up courage to contact you. I am presently in Syria and I
found your contact particulars in an address journal. I am



seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $14,570,000 (Fourteen
million Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand USD) to the States or any safe
country; as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care
until I complete my service here.



This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved.







SOURCE OF MONEY: Some money in various currencies was discovered and
concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at alocation
near one of President Assad’s old Presidential Palaces during



a rescue operation and it was agreed by all party present that the money be shared amongst us.







This might appear as an illegal thing to do but I tell you what? No
compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives in
this hellhole. The above figure was given to me as my share and to
conceal this kind of money became a problem



for me, so with the help of a German contact working with the UN
here(his office enjoys some immunity) I was able to get the package out
to a safe location entirely out of trouble spot. He does not know the
real contents of the package as he believes that it belongs to an
American who died in an air raid,



before giving up trusted me to hand over the package to his close
relative. I have now found a secured way of getting the package out!of
Syria for you to pick up.







I do not know for how long I will remain here, as I have been lucky to
survive two suicide bomb attacks by Pure Divine intervention. This and
other reasons put into consideration have prompted me to reach out for
help. If it might be of interest to you then Endeavor to contact me and
we would work out the necessary formalities but I pray that you are
discreet about this mutually benefiting relationship.







For more details please contact me via my private box: stgsimondan@gmail.com







Respectfully,



Stg Simon Dan



United States Marine Corps. SYRIA








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