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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.Kennedy Wood" <djr@meganpinch.com>
Reply-To: mr.kennedy.wood@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:59:34 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend,


My name is Mr.Kennedy Wood,chairman of contract award monitoring committee
of the ministry of industry and international trade development ,my duty
as empowered by the Mauritius government is to provide the basic
amenities, social recreational activities in urban and rural areas.

This program includes being assistance to the deprived local communities
of social amenities, and to co-ordinate projects at the national
level,furthermore,from this projects we have been able to secure some
Reasonable amount of U.S $8.8( Eight million Eight hundred thousand
US.dollars only) as commission from various contractors resulting from
over invoicing, hence all the necessary approvals has been completed.

The fund was first deposited into a security vault,as a consignment
belonging to our foreign associates,before we arrange for its movement to
Europe through diplomatic channel using decoy purporting that the fund
belongs to an expatriate/company. As we are government officials, we are
not allowed to operate foreign bank account,hence we need you to stand as
the beneficiary and claim the fund on our behalf from the security firm.

We have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum as commission for your
Assistance/effort and 5% will be used to settle every expenses incurred,
we will use 70%to invest under your recommendation and guide, and also go
into joint venture business with you . I would greatly appreciate your
assistance.

As I urgently await to hear from you, be informed that all communication
on this transaction shall be confidential. Please, if you'll like to help
me, and to earn the 25%, please send your reply immediately to this my new
email address mr.kennedy.wood@gmail.com (Thanks, while i wait for your
anticipated co-operation.



Best regards,
Mr.Kennedy Wood

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