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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: Palmer@pb-mx8.pobox.com, "Westfall::test"@OPTIMA-BUILD.COM
Reply-To: palmerwestfall@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 08:11:59 -1200
Subject: Re: Please sorry if I'm disturbing you

Hello, Good Day,


Please sorry if I’m disturbing you but I will be thankful if you can take your time to read my proposition thoughtfully but before I proceed, I am Mr. Palmer Westfall, I operate with one of the largest bank in my country and I engaged the rank as the group head of research/commodities in our bank, I also take charge of all commodities and the key institutional clients (Banks, Asset managers, Hedge funds) on investment strategies.

Without delay, I’m writing this letter to you with good faith and strong desire to solicit for your sincere co-operation in this transaction which would certainly boost the financial stand of the both parties involved when successfully completed.

In fact, I want to use my position in my office to transfer the sum of seventeen million three hundred thousand Unite States of American Dollars (US$ 17,300.000.00) out of the country perhaps direct through any of your reliable bank account but if you don’t have account then you can quietly open a new bank account or help to look for a reliable and honest person whose bank account can be use for this purpose and if in truth that you will not betray me when this money is successfully transferred to your bank account then you will have 40% out of the total money US$ 17,300.000.00 if you agree then I will give you more details about this deal and directive to get this money release/transfer to your bank account within 7 days.

Meanwhile, the owner of the funds died along-side with his entire family on Air Algeria flight that crashed in Northern Mali West Africa on the 24th July 2014 killing all 116 people on board, you can get more details on the website below: http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/world/africa/air-algerie-flight

If possible then you can make urgent arrangement to visit me here in my country and I shall presenting you officially to the bank decision-making as the rightful recipient of this money US$ 17,300.000.00

Thanks and I await your response urgently maybe via my private Email address at (palmerwestfall@gmail.com) I wait your early response.

With your Country Address.................................
Age...................................................................
Phone number...................................................

Thanks
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Palmer Westfall

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