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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1pc3MgQWxpbWEgU2F3YWRvZ28gS2lwa2FseWEi?= <brucy050@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Greetings My Dear Friend,

My name is Miss Alima  Sawadogo , 25y= rs old single female never married, I'm from Kenya in East Africa. My fathe= r was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Af= fairs Lorna Laboso had been on the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho = and crashed in a remote area called Kajong, in western Kenya. I lost my fat= her on that day, Secondly because of the political crisis and bomb explosio= ns with kidnapping from the rebels in Kenya, Mostly what happened at the un= iversity on the date 02 April 2015, Somali militants burst into a universit= y in eastern Kenya on Thursday and killed nearly 150 students, I am afraid = to continue my life and studies I am now in a nearby country call Burkina F= aso (West Africa) through the help of the united Nations,

Please rea= d more from the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/744683= 2.stm   
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/nairobi-nairobi-are= a-ke/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3022586/Masked-gunmen-laun= ch-attack-morning-prayers-Kenyan-university.html

I am contacting you= because I want you to stand as my guardian and Trustee in the management o= f a sum $3.2 Million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before he = died. I am the only daughter of my parents and I am ever ready to offer you= 30% for your help in receiving this fund in your country also you will rec= ommend a good university where I will continue my studies; I will give you = more details and the reply from the bank on my arrival here to find how the= fund can be release to me as the next of Kin, I am now in A mission refuge= e camp here in Burkina Faso to hide myself and wait for the transfer, I hop= e you will read and understand my present situation also I pray God will to= uch your heart to help me out from here ,  Please take me as part of y= our family or your daughter, the fund is legally deposited also will be leg= ally transferred to your bank account, Another option is you will receive t= he fund through ATM VISA CARD to your  Address , Advice from one of th= e bank directors. I will send my photos and passport as soon as I read from= you indicating your seriousness in helping me out from here to a better pl= ace where I will start a new life and complete  my studies,Sincerely Y= ours,Miss Alima Sawadogo .Pls send reply to( alilmasawadogo@gmail.com = )

Anti-fraud resources: