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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: Mr Loi Kim Teng <loiteng5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmissggg@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 19:16:31 +0700
Subject: With due respect

Mr Loi Kim Teng.
Head of Legal Department.
First Bank of Cambodia
phnom penh.cambodia
E-mail: mrmissggg@gmail.com
+855 93 31 64 41
With due respect,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise,
How are you doing, Hope everything is going on fine with you including
your family over there, In confidence and trust I propose this profitable
Business transaction to you. I am Mr Loi Kim Teng a Lawyer with First Bank
of Cambodia, I want to transfer an abandoned US D 30.5 Million to your
Bank account.
This is a business transaction; I cannot operate it without a Foreigner
as required in my country banking law, therefore I am contacting you to
stand before my bank as the beneficiary next of kin of this fund, That
is my reason of contacting you in this manner to assist me actualize
this better opportunity, also to share the benefit .
Together with me, You will be entitled to 40% of this fund
as a foreign partner, since you will provide a bank account where this
Money will be transferred .While 60% for me, No risk involved but keep it
as secret by indicating your interest on assurance of trust, I will send
You the full details and how this business will be executed.
Please this proposal is a top secret between both of us because the
secret of this transaction is as well as the success of it,
and if you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and
Confidentiality reply me .And if you have no interest
About this business delete it immediately in your email box.
I will give you more details as application and how to apply our
bank on how to transfer the fund into your account.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW AND RESEND IT TO ME )
1) Your Full Name....
2) Your Age.....
3) Marital Status......
4) Your Cell Phone Number...
5) Your Fax Number....
6) Your Country.......
7) Your Occupation....
8) Sex............
9) Your Religion......
10) Your Private E-mail Address.
You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move
very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank. Reply back
with this email (mrmissggg@gmail.com).
I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Loi Kim Teng.

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