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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: =?UTF-8?B?IlRldGUgQWhtZWQi?= <teteahmed30@terra.com.pe>
Date:
Subject:

=E2=80=8B

Good day,

Hope all is well with you and your family= .
I am Tete Ahmed. I currently hold the post as the Audit Account Manage= r of our bank in Ouagadougou Branch, Burkina-Faso. I got your contact from = a reliable web directory. We can see actually that the world is a very smal= l place to meet people but what matters most for me is to transact with a p= erson with full trust. I have developed the trust on you. Due to the trust,= I made up my mind to disclose this confidential business to you.
We are= imposition to reclaim and inherit the sum of US$10, million without any tr= ouble, from a dormant account which remains unclaimed since 7years the owne= r died. This is a U.S Dollar=E2=80=99s account and the beneficiary died wit= hout trace of his family to claim the fund.

Upon my personal audit i= nvestigation into the details of the account, I find out that the deceased = is from Atlanta America, which makes it possible for you as a foreigner no = matter your country to lay claim on the balance as the Foreign Business Par= tner or Extended Relative to the deceased. Your integrity and trustworthine= ss will make us succeed without any risk. Please if you think that the amou= nt is too much to be transferred into your account, you have the right to a= sk our bank to transfer the fund into your account bit by bit after approva= l or you double the account. Once this fund is transferred into your accoun= t, we will share the fund accordingly and this will be our agreement.
50%, for me,
50%, for you, including the expenses that you will make d= uring the transaction.

If you are interested to do this deal without= disappointment or breach of trust, reply with your full details,

1.= YOUR FULL NAME:........
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER
3. YOUR AGE= :........
4. YOUR SEX:.........................
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:.= .........
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:........
7. YOUR PHOTO OR IDENTITY= CARD:...............

so that I will guide you on the proper banking= guidelines to follow for the claim. After the transfer, I will fly to your= country for sharing according to our agreement.
Assurance: Note that th= is transaction will never in any way harm or foiled your good post or reput= ation in your country, because everything will follow legal process.
I a= m looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Yours faithfully,
Mr = Tete Ahmed

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