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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: "Mohammed Idrisa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammedidrisa003@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:04:03 -0400
Subject: BUSINESS NOTIFICATION.

ATTN:Sir/Madam.

RE: TRANSFER OF $35.700,000.00 Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.I want to transfer to out £35.700,000.00 Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand Dollars from employers (Reliance Bank) I am seeking for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this fund, even an empty account can serve this purpose,or you help to seek an honest and reliable businessman who can assist us.

I am Mr. Mohammed Idrisa, An accountant and auditor, During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened in the bank in 2006 and since 2015 nobody has operated on this account, After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into the bank's reserve.

I suggest we start the first transfer with twenty million Dollars [20,000.000] And upon the successful transfer of the first 20 million without hitches or disappointment from you, I shall re-apply for the remittance of the balance of the fund to your nominated account. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved for a local account here and I am not supposed to be in possession of such amount of dollars, but the fund can only be approved to any foreigner or into a foreign account.

I suggest we meet face to face to get acquainted, as the fund in question is a large one before we commence with transfer.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, As i will use my office to see that the transaction is hitch free and I will destroy all documents relating the transaction once we conclude the transaction. On the conclusion of this business, You will be given 15% of the total amount, 80% will be for me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my personal email:mohammedidrisa003@gmail.com.

Best regard,

Mr. Mohammed Idrisa.

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