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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: Joyce Lawrence <joyceklawrence@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Joyce Lawrence <joyceklawrence@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:09:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello.


 Hello.

Gooday and compliments of he season to you.I am sorry if this mail will come to you as a surprise, but I contacting you for real estate investment in your country and i believe this mail will find you well.

My name is Ms. Joyce Lawrence, I am the only Daughter of (Late Chief Lawrence Kofi) My Late Father was a successful business-man before his untimely death was a Cocoa and Diamond Merchant based here in Accra Ghana. Both My Father and Mother were poisoned at a party organized by one of his business associates. Before he died in a private hospital in London, My Father called me and told me that he willed in cash, the sum of € 4.9 million Euros which he deposited in a Fixed/Suspense account here in Accra Ghana west Africa, with enabling conditions For the release of the fund which are as follows:

(1) That I must be 30 years or above.
(2) That upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence of investment intentions especially outside the west Africa, I contact you therefore to confirm if you can help me in investing this fund in any good business in your country or possibly assist me in real estate investment opportunity in your country. When I reach agreement with you, the bank will release my fund into an account that you shall nominate and I will come over to you to commence business partnership with you.

All that I want is your sincere and genuine to help me to see that this fund is transferred to your account in your country were you will also help me invest this fund in real estate investment business as soon its been transferred to your account I cannot allow the money remain here, why,because of the political problem here which possess a great risk to as my life and future solely lies on it. I will like to live here as soon as we have this money transferred out of this country.

Please permit me to ask you few questions:

1. Can I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is transfer to your country?
3.Can you help me to come over to your country and further my educational carrier?
4.Can you a sure me of the confidentiality of this transaction,So that when coming into your country there would not be focus of attention.

I expect your urgent response including your addresses, your mobile telephone.I wait to hear from you,thanks for expected cooperation.

My regards,
Ms. Joyce K. Lawrence

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