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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: gor san <contactsanuisgorwan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:29:14 +0100
Subject: contact me now

Dear Sir/ Madam
It is my pleasure to write you this massage, do not be surprise on
how I reach to your contact address my reaching to you is a big
opportunity to you if you understand exactly the nature of this
business am introducing to you to be my partner am assuring you that
there is benefit in this transaction for both parties’ am Dr Sanuis
Gorwan former Director Nigerian Minting security and printing press
, off which retired last year and have secured the sum of #350MUSD
unwashed mint dollars in seven (7) big luggage’s which is in a safe
vault in Sao Tome and Principe republic, in as much I have secured
this profiling black unwashed mint money in my care, now we need
chemical to wash this black mint , the chemical is the most important
material that can bring this unwashed money to reality. So I would be
grateful if we secure this fund in Sao Tome and Principe you will
get 35% of this fund unwashed after washing the whole sum, am having
problem with Nigerian government that is why I retired and the
presidency seized my account and properties so as a matter of facts I
have no money to purchase the chemical alone , now let me be inform
on your interest area, I want us to meet in Sao Tome and Principe
where the unwashed mint is in save for proper washing and we have to
arrange for the chemicals that will be use to wash all the total,
sum. Below is the specification/direction of the unwashed mint
dollars. and its
origin. we will handle it one after the other when washing the black mints.

America Rex Organization world headquarter foreign investment diamond
Street advanced 10005 technology international 015 /pro- Geneva trade
and services
Switzerland Real estate trust
Wtc 29 man feud new York 41 new blvd dept 192 belnewpot 1 lenothcag
World bank foreign exchange with global intercontinental monitory
monitoring unit
Inter stamp instruct official gazette.
Currency- dollar
Quantity- $350m
Quality- grade-AX +
Denomination- mixed, 50D 100D, 200D 1000D
The guideline to follow
1 The luggage contain 350m us dollars of machines packed
2 the enclosed Dmx20cl melted is mint for the production test of least
two or three pieces of the negative. $.
3 The consignment in the luggage should not be exposed to air contact,
to avoid oxidation long exposure
Can only be alone during processing with out access to hot weather condition.
4 to avoid damage of the negative do not apply any bleaching chemical fluid.
5 proper cares should be taken if production is to be manually to
avoid blotting and case of Any eventuality, you should contact our
agent in your country.

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