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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: "kofo.mrtatianakofo@yandex.com" <mrsandrozanello2@aol.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:50:29 -0400
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT



Good Day,

Firstly, let me start by introducing myself as Mr Kofo Tatiana thedirector in one of the Security and finance firm here in Burkina Faso, I gotyour contact curtsey in our foreign information exchange in Burkina Faso inWest Africa on a personal request insearch of a reliable and trustworthy foreign individual, though we have not metbefore, After due deliberation I decided to contact you for your assistance instanding as a beneficiary to the sum of US$9.5M belonging to late Mr. John N.Peters, a South African nationality.

Late Mr. John N. Peters died during Apartheid war in South Africa in1986, and I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account whichamounted to the sum of US$9.5M with our security and finance institution inOuagadougou the capital city of Burkina faso in West Africa, of which I willdivulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for achange of beneficiary, and subsequent transfer of the funds into yourcomfortable and conducive account of your choice.

This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which heexecuted with the Government of South Africa.

I am offering you 40% of the principal sum for any assistance you mayrequire to give during the transferring of this fund in your account, and 5%will be for the reinbursement of expenses that both of us may in cure in thistransaction. And another 5% will go for Motherless babies home. However, youhave to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you willnot elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgencysend me email with one of my contents email address only(kofo.mrtatianakofo@yandex.com.
mrkofo.tatiana@mail.ru
mrkofotatiana@mail.bg).

If you want to speak with me, you can contact me directly: +22665910223any time you want to speak with me. Please I do not need to remind you of theneed for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction.

My regards to your family.
Mr Kofo Tatiana.


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