joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: EDA SERKAN <alleah@mail.bg>
Reply-To: EDA SERKAN <serank_eda@reborn.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:09:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: SEASON GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS


My Dear Friend,

I hope today finds you in good health. I am Mrs. Eda Serkan i am a citizen of turkey, a routine check up state that i only have less than four months to live following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. My doctor Told me that i have to be admitted into the hospital so that my medical status can be monitored more closely before the surgery date will be confirmed, I have some fund I inherited from my late Beloved husband Dr. Juan Serkan who was a cocoa merchant in ivory coast for twenty five years before his Retirement from office, the sum of Three Million, Five Hundred thousand United state of American Dollars which he deposited in the BANK.

I need a very  sincerely honest and God fearing individual/ organization that can use this fund for the good work of God with faith, by showing love to the less privilege, orphans and widows in the communities. I have decided to give out these fund for charity purpose because i do not have any child who will inherit this fund, i am a foreigner and i don't know who i can trust here, it was also my late husband's dream to invest in the less privilege, orphans and widows before his untimely death.

i found your email address from the internet last week while i was going through some of my late husband's files online and decided to contact you today. Please if you would be able to use these funds for God's work kindly reply and Send me the following information as per below. Note that this i will take to the ministry of justice to issue a sworn affidavit in your names Thank you.

Your full names...........................
Address .................................
Age ......................................
Occupation ..............................
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Mrs. Eda Serkan


Anti-fraud resources: