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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: Miss Mariam Lorna <missmariamlorna49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Miss Mariam Lorna <missmarialorna2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 16:04:02 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


Hello Dearest One,

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due respect, trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter, i wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country. i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation, My name are Miss Mariam Lorna, 24yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My Mother was the former Kenyan Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Ms. Lorna Laboso. She and the Kenyan Roads Minister Kipkalya Kones had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong’a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.

You can read more about the crash through the below site:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After the burial of my mother, my mother nephew and uncle conspired and sold my father’s property to an Italian Expert rate which they shared the money among themselves. I am constrained to contact you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked uncle. They planned to take away all my late mother’s treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Mother. Meanwhile i wanted to escape to the USA but they hide away my international passport and other valuable travelling documents. Luckily they did not discover where i kept my mothers 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. One faithful morning, I opened my mother’s box and found out the documents which she has deposited huge amount of money in a bank with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start a new life, but on my arrival, the Bank Director whom I met in person told me that my mother’s instruction/WILL to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of the money to his bank account overseas. i have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister or daughter.

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the true person to help me. More so, my mother of blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$9.5) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in your country. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my 1st year in the university when my beloved mother died. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. 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.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this only to yourself for now until after the transfer of the funds into your account. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over, because I am afraid of my wicked uncle that threatened to kill me ,I thank God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my mother deposited these money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents to back up the claim and kindly get back to me for more details.
Yours Sincerely
Miss Mariam Lorna Laboso.


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