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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: Linda James <lindajames040@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:36:48 +0100
Subject: URGENT TO ME PLS,

Hello,

I am writ ting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we
have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance
after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I want to find
out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment.
My dear i will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right
channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal
well known to you.

I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.. Well I am
Linda James, 19 yer old girl from Cote d Ivoirein west Africa,i am a
daughter of late Mr Johnson James my late father was the personal advicer
to the former head of state president Charles Taylor who is now in exile,
before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killing my mother
and my father It was only me that is alive now, and i managed to make my
way to near by country,
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in
the area of my future investment and also to help me to transfer the money
that he deposited in finacier company over to your possession. the amount
is ( USD 7.4 Million dollars ) he made this deposit some years back,the
money was deposited as a family tresure which i am the nest of kin.

I am now asking you to stand on my behalf as my partner, and in time of
claiming the money and investment as well. I have made up my mind to offer
you 25%of the total money, while the remaining will go into a productive
business for me or you take me as your daugther to manage the money,
As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this transaction to
be well know to you. Pls attach your direct and full contact address as you
reply to me with this mail urgent ( lindajames09@live.fr ).

Thanks and God Bless you,

send for me ok. yours,
Miss Linda James

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