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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: "Mr James Green" <greenbgsdsfsvxz@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesgreencoza@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:05:26 +0200
Subject: DEAR CONFIDANT




Dear Friend,
After my official inquiry from the foreign trade office of the chambers of
commerce & industry here in Johannesburg South Africa, I decided to
contact you but I did not disclose the intention to anyone else because of
the delicate nature of the project. I found your profile very interesting
and decided to reach you directly to solicit for your assistance and
guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of
US$51,000,000.00(Fifty One million ) to your country within the next few
days.

Please I must plead for your confidence in this transaction. I am a high
placed official working with Department of (Energy and Mineral Resources)
in Johannesburg. I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose
identity we can use to transfer this sum of money. But at this moment, I
am constrained to issue more details about this profitable business
investment until I get your response by email, please if you can take out
a moment of your very busy schedule today to respond back to my private
email for more details and include your private telephone number in your
response which I will highly appreciate.

This fund accrued legitimately to us as commission from foreign contracts,
through our private connections.The fund is presently waiting to be
remitted from the bank here in South Africa to any overseas beneficiary
confirmed by us as associate/receiver. By virtue of my positions as
civil servants in my country, I cannot acquire this money in our names.
Because as high placed civil servants, we are not allowed by the civil
service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of our
shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for us to keep the money here
due to unstable political environment. I have decided to look for an
overseas silent partner who could work with me to facilitate transfer of
this fund for our mutual benefit,

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as
follows: (1) 20% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance
in facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 80% belongs to me. You
will be free to take out your commission immediately after the money hits
your account in your country. Since our objective is to invest the money
in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help me
with advices and direction on investing into profitable ventures in your
country.

However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further
assist me with investing the money, we can end our cooperation after you
make available to me our part of the money. The transaction, although
discreet, is legitimate and the money will be transferred successfully
with all necessary back-up official documents showing the legitimate
source/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected within a period not
longer than two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me
with a suitable response indicating your interest for processing the
transfer. I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or
not, kindly do not expose this information to any one else. I confirm that
the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to me or
yourself. Please, I wait for your urgent responds.
Yours Faithfully,
James Green
Tel: +27 84 63 76 718









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