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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: Mounir Kabore <mounir@naver.com>
Reply-To: mounirkabore@barid.com
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:22:45 +0900 (KST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?SGVsbG8=?=

Hello,

I am very sure that my correspondence to you may since to be embarrassing and surprising because we have not met before but i feel firmly safe in contacting you in this assignment, through this medium (internet) has been greatly abused by the impostors but i chose to reach you through internet because is still remains fastest, and most secured medium of contact especially in this my circumstances.

I need your genuine collaboration and traightforwardness and you must therefore consider your participation in this matter exceedingly serious and please I beg of you not take any advantage of me because I did not have unenthusiastic impression against you.

Meanwhile, I consider it necessary to introduce myself in detail for you and need for your assistance to me, I am Mr Mounir Kabore, The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Group Head of Research/Commodities in our bank, I take charge of all commodities and cover the key institutional client (Banks, Asset managers, Hedge funds) on investment strategies.

I’m contacting you because I want to transfer the sum of US$13.8million to any of your reliable bank account if we agree? In fact, if you are indeed exceptionally serious with this offer then you can make urgent arrangement to visit me here in my country and I shall submit the application to our bank on your behalf as well as presenting your data officially before the entire board of directors as the true recipient of the funds (US$13.8million)?

It is true that we have not met each other in person, but I strongly believe that with trust, we can be friends and business partners. I have the departed customer’s vital information that will enable us claim this money without any hitch; because I was the departed customers account supervisor/adviser before his sudden death.

But before I disclose the full details of this business to you, I would however like to know your interest and willingness to work with me. Finally, if without doubt you are interested, serious and or capable to run this business with me then kindly get back to me with the following information below to enable us precede,

Your Full Names, Direct Mobile phone numbers and Fax, Your Country and State of Origin, Your Gender, Occupation and Age bracket? Like I said, if you are interested in this business, then reply for more details because this transaction entails constant communication. Lest I forget, an empty bank account can serve to receive this money (US$13.8million).
Thanks and I await your response urgently.
Mr. Mounir Kabore.

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