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?Ik1pc3MgRG9yY2FzIEx1a2Vtb29yZSI=?= <tibiafdp@vivointernetdiscada.com.br>
Date:
Subject:

Dearest Respectful Beloved ,

I am sending you this mail with sorr= ow in my heart hoping that you will help me out in the name of God. Althoug= h we have not meet each other before but I believe that a good relationship= starts only by one day. My name is Dorcas Lukemoore, I am 20 years old an = orphan a citizen of Sierra Leone but i was born in Cote D'Ivoire during the= civil war in Sierra Leone my parents left our country to Cote D'Ivoire whe= re i am writing you presently, as the civil war in Sierra Leone scattered a= lot family and many lost their relations i dont have anyone i can call my = relative now i am alone in life without parents or who i will call my relat= ive since the war in Sierra Leone scattered the entire country and a lot of= people fled out to another country and no one knows who is his or her rela= tives any more.

I decided to contact you to stand by my side to assi= st me to secure the money which my late father deposited with a bank here b= efore his sudden death caused by the rebels force in bouake during the civi= l war in Cote D'Ivoire that lasted for 4 months, My late Father was a Rich = Business man based here in Cote D'Ivoire but he was killed on 26th of March= 2011 by the rebels force in bouake during the war in Cote D'Ivoire that la= sted for 4 months. I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged this c= ountry Cote D'Ivoire for the past years.It was in one of this attacks by th= e rebels that led to the death of my Father when he was coming back home fr= om his business trip.

After the burial of my father when i was searc= hing his cupboard in his room i found out that he left sum amount of money = in a bank here for business investment abroad.This is why i contacted you f= or your urgent assistance to transfer this money into your account and also= to help me to establish the money in a good investment in your country as = you will be the care taker as well you will help me to come over to your co= untry so that i can continue my education there and to live with you and yo= ur family. I am offering you 20% for your assistance in this particular tra= nsaction and also you will map out amount of money as a donation to the cha= rity homes and Churches there so that the name of God may glorify.

I= promise you that there is no risky issue in this transaction and you will = never regret helping me out always ask God direction in this transaction. I= will also like you to keep this confidential and secret for the safety of = my money and my life till the money is been transfer to you by the bank. If= you have any question do not hesitate to question it in your reply email.<= br>
Please if the spirit touch you to help me out i will like you to for= ward the following information to me so that i will submit it to the bank f= or the release of my money to you.

1.Your full name.
2.Direct tel= and fax numbers.
3.Home and Office address.
4.Your occupation
5.Y= our age

Please i have prayed before contacting you with the trust in= God that you will be of help to me. I am seeking your assistance to transf= er this money to your for good investment projects in your country,

= (1) I want you to serve as a guardian of this fund since i am only 20 years= old.

(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to= further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
<= br>God bless you and your family as you hear the cry of an orphan and help = me out. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible so that i ca= n inform the bank about you and for them to contact you for the transferrin= g my money to you immediately so that i can leave here for the safety of my= life.

Your Sincerely Daughter,

Miss Dorcas Lukemoore.

Anti-fraud resources: