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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: =?UTF-8?B?IlNBTVVOVSBEQVdFTCI=?= <dawelsamunu@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Good day,

I am Mr. Samunu Dawel, I curren= tly hold the post as the Audit Account Manager of our bank in Ouagadougou B= ranch, Burkina-Faso. I got your contact from a reliable web directory. We c= an see actually that the world is a very small place to meet people but wha= t matters most for me is to transact with a person with full trust. I have = developed the trust on you after one week of fasting and praying. Due to th= e trust, I made up my mind to disclose this confidential business to you.
We are imposition to reclaim and inherit the sum of US($10.5) Million= without any trouble, from a dormant account which remains unclaimed since = 7years the owner died. This is a U.S Dollar=E2=80=99s account and the benef= iciary died without trace of his family to claim the fund.

Upon my p= ersonal audit investigation into the details of the account, I find out tha= t the deceased is from America, which makes it possible for you as a foreig= ner no matter your country to lay claim on the balance as the Foreign Busin= ess Partner or Extended Relative to the deceased. Your integrity and trustw= orthiness will make us succeed without any risk. Please if you think that t= he amount is too much to be transferred into your account, you have the rig= ht to ask our bank to transfer the fund into your account bit by bit after = approval or you double the account. Once this fund is transferred into your= account, we will share the fund accordingly, 40%, for you, 60%, for me.
If you are interested to help without disappointment or breach of trus= t, Please for security reason reply me through my private email address (
samunu_= dawel1@terra.com

 <= span style=3D"background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;backgr= ound-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;backgro= und-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> ) with your full details.


1. YOUR FULL N= AME:.........................
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........= .
3. YOUR AGE:...............................
4. YOUR SEX:...........= ....................
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:.......................
6. Y= OUR COUNTRY AND CITY:..................
7. YOUR PHOTO OR IDENTITY CARD:.= ...........


so that I will guide you on the proper banking guide= lines to follow for the claim. = After the transfer, I will fly to your co= untry for sharing according to our agreement.

Assurance: Note that t= his transaction will never in any way harm or foiled your good post or repu= tation in your country, because everything will follow legal process.
I = am looking forward to hear from you soonest.

 Yours faithfully,=
Mr Samunu Dawel

=E2=80=8B

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