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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: "Rachelle Solomon" <rachellesoludo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:08:03 -0700
Subject: From Miss. Rachelle Solomon


From Miss. Rachelle Solomon
Abidjan-Cote D,ivoire
Telephone: +22509538026
Dear sir/mam,
With due respect, i am on my kneels pleading for your urgent help to relocate to your country and settle down and further my education. Firstly my name is Miss. Rachelle Solomon, am single and 21 years old girl. I am the only child and daughter of late Mr. Fabrics Solomon. My father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant that export Cocoa to European Countries before his death some months ago as a result of poison. My mother died when I am 6 years old, which makes my father took me so special because i am motherless.

Before the death of my father on 25th April 2015 in a Hospital, he secretly called me on his bed side and he told me that he has a sum of €3,500,000.00 (Three, million five hundred thousand Euros) which he deposited in a suspense account in a bank here in my country Cote Divoire, that he used my name as his only daughter and the person that will inherit the deposited fund. He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by enemy in the family which was suspected to be his senior brother.

He also warned me not to stay in this country that should sake for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will help me to transfer this money out of this country and use it for investment purpose, (such as buildings, Hotels and to further my education) So my dearest this is my reason for contacting you today so you can help me to transfer the money to your account so that i will come to your country to settle down and continue my education while you help me to invest the money wisely.

I promise to give you 35% of the total money for helping me out.
Please reply back to me if you can help me. I have all documents about this money with me.
God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon.
Miss. Rachelle Solomon
 

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