joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Godwin A. Emefiele" <emefielegodwin01@katamail.com>
Reply-To: williamsobieze@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:28:58 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: I COMPENSATE YOU WITH THE SUM OF $1,500,000




Dear Friend,

How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition.
I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our
unfinished transaction and transfer of your international bank draft check
to you from the bank, am sorry for presenting and using someone else in
your name to get this transaction successful. Due to logistic reasons and
your inconsistency to the other best known to you. Right now, I want to
inform you that I have successfully cleared the bank draft check funds to
someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture
that have been over and successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at
the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $1,500,000 (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Of America Dollars). I have authorized Mr. Williams
Obieze where I deposited the money with to issue you international
certified bank draft, cash able check at your bank or anywhere as choice
felt. My dear friend I will like you to contact Mr. Williams Obieze for
the collection of this international certified bank draft. His name and
contact address is as follows:

Name Williams Obieze .
No 31 Joel Ogunnaike street
G.R.A. Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
E-mail : williamsobieze@katamail.com
Phone +234-818-566-6108


Contact Mr. Williams Obieze At the moment, am very busy here in the united
kingdom because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner
are having at hand In London Finally remember that I have forwarded
instructions to Mr. Williams Obieze on your behalf to send the bank draft
check of $1,500,000 ( One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Of
America Dollars) to you as soon as you contact him without delay. Please I
will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of my heart.

Thanks God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you as soon as
you've getting my compensation and please do not get angry because that is
what i have for now till i finish my project.

Best Regards.
Godwin A. Emefiele


Anti-fraud resources: