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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: "Collins Ngobe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <collinsngobe2014@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:21:40 -0400
Subject: Reply urgent

Dear Friend,


How are you and everything generally? My name is Mr Collins Ngobe,I got your esteemed email contact from reliable source
and I write to seek your assistance in the contest below.

I have been so confused since I got to carry out the general auditing of Tema branch of our Bank here in Ghana were I am
currently the branch manager.

I am telling you about this transaction with a step of faith believing that you can keep confidential matters,there was this
foreigner Engineer Fred Torpen, A foreigner an America European citizen.

He was a consultant/contractor with the ministry of mines and power here in Ghana,in November 2010 he made a numbered time
(fixed)deposit,valued at 11,500,000,000,00 EURO[ Eleven million five hundred EURO,] for twelve calendar months in my bank
branch, upon maturity,we sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but no reply,After a month,we sent a reminder
and finally I personally discover from his contract employers that Engineer Fred Torpen has died from an automobile accident
along side with his entire family on the motor way here in Ghana, since 2010 all attempts to trace his relations was
fruitless.

This sum of 11.5 Million EURO,is still intact in our bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at end of every year,nobody is coming forward to claim it.

Officially,Ghana federal law specify it clearly in the banking act of 1999 amended constitution,that fund deposited with
bank,after five years without servicing,the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghana government as unclaimed bill,if
nobody applies to claim the fund.

However,based on the above information,I want you to corroborate with me and claim this money from our bank as a relation
to late Engineer Fred Torpen our deceased customer,I will work as insider and provide to you all information's bank will
demand from you to prove that you relate to our deceased customer so that the proceed of this deposit can be approve and
transferred to you,as our deceased customer next of kin for our sharing.

I intend putting my share of the fund for investment purpose outside Ghana.and you can assist me also to invest my share in
your country, if you can guarantee me of good enabling environment for proper investment in your country.

All what I need from you,is your sincere trust that you can not sit on this fund,when it is finally transferred into your
account.

Note;I will allow you 35% of this funds for your assistance and 5% for any expenses you may encore in the process of
securing this funds into your local bank account in your country.

I am waiting for your positive response,to enable me send you sketch of application for inheritance claim which you will
send to bank, to kick start the transfer process.

My best regard.

Mr Collins Ngobe

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