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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: ZARAH MBOGO <zarahmbogo4@godmail.dk>
Reply-To: zarahmbogo100@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:45:54 +0200
Subject: COMPLIMET DAER.


Dearest.


I got your email address from the business journals while looking for
some one whom i will call mine, I will really like to have a good
relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i decided to
contact you. I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my
situation here, I am Miss Zarah Mbogo Edwards 24years old girl from
Liberia the only daughter of Late prince,Mbogo Edwards the deputy
minister of national security under the leadership of president
Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent soul were
killed,

My Father was killed by government of Charles Taylor ,he accuse my
father of coup attempt. I am constrained to contact you because of the
maltreatment i am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take
away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the
unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to
the Europe she hide away my international passport and other valuable
traveling documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my
father’s File which contains important documents.


So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presently seeking
asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here
in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso. I wish to contact you
personally for a long term business relationship and investment
assistance in your Country. My Father of blessed memory deposited the
sum of US$8.500,000.00 in Bank with my name as the next of kin.
However, I shall give you more information of my inheritance on
confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and
investment of the fund.


As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my
studies, as i was in my first year in the university, when the crisis
started. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total
money for your services and the balance shall be my investment
capital. This is the reason why I decided to contact you. Please all
communications should be through this email address only for
confidential purposes. As soon as I receive your positive response
showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In
the light of the above,


I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and
willingness to handle this transaction sincerely please kindly attach
your information’s like this reply me on this email id.



I am staying at the female hostel. Awaiting your urgent and positive
response. Please do keep this only to your self please i beg you not
to disclose it till i come over, once the fund has been transferred.

Yours,
Zarah




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