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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: richard dube <mr.richarddube11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:34:56 +0200
Subject: FUNDS...INVESTMENTS

My name is Steve Lamb, the elder son of Mr. David Lamb. During the current
crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President
Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned/some Black farms in our country,
he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party
members and their followers.
My father was one of the big Tobacco farmers in the country and knowing
that he did not support the president's political ideology, the president's
Supporters invaded my father's farm, burnt down everything, shot him and as
a result of the wounds he sustained, he became sick and died after two
days. And after his death, my mother and I with my brother and one of my
sister decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South
Africa. BUT, before my father died he wrote his WILL, which reads *"(MY
BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF US$18.5 MILLION
DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG
(SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY*.
You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this money out of SOUTH AFRICA for investment purpose. I deposited the
money in your Name " Steve Lamb" as a personal valuable as I wouldn't like
the Security Company to know the actually content of the metal box for
Security reasons, the box can be claimed by you alone with the deposited
code, your mother has all the documents, take good care of your mother,
brother and your only sister" From the above, you will understand that the
lives and future of my family depends on this money as much, I will be very
grateful if you can assist us.
We are now living in South Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the
financial law of South Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain
financial rights as such huge amount of money, any banking transaction even
not allowed to take employment or to invest any amount of money in the
Country. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence
I am asking you to assist us to transfer this money out of South Africa for
investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 30% of
the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international
expenses and 65% will be kept for my family and me.
Note: the key to this transaction is absolute Confidentiality, trust and
honesty because without trust and honesty this business cannot be
established. This transaction is 100% risk free. Please, you are advised to
reply to this mail address: -mr.stevelamb22@gmail.com
<https://us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/compose?to=steve12lamb@gmail.com>
Best regards
Steve Lamb

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