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: SIMON DENKO <makuwazag@parlzim.gov.zw>
Reply-To: simon.denko@aol.com
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:07:50 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY, I WISH TO KNOW IF WE CAN WORK =?UTF-8?Q?TOGETHER=3F?=



--
GOOD DAY,

I WISH TO KNOW IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER?. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO STAND AS
THE BENEFICIARY TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER WHO MADE SOME DEPOSIT SUM OF
MONEY IN MILLIONS UNITED STATES DOLLARS, IN MY BRANCH, IN THIS BANK
(BANK OF AFRICA (SENEGAL) BEFORE HIS DEATH. WE SHALL SHARE IN THE RATION
OF 50/50 SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED KINDLY REPLY ME ON DIRECT EMAIL
simon.denko@aol.com OR CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE, RESPOND ASAP.

SIMON DENKO
ASSISTANT MANAGER DAKAR REGIONAL OFFICE.
+221768365564






---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of
the author and not those of Parliament of Zimbabwe or it's Management.
The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for
the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If
you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,
distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on this is
prohibited and may be unlawful. Whilst all reasonable steps are taken to
ensure the accuracy and integrity of information and data transmitted
electronically and to preserve the confidentiality thereof, no liability
or responsibility whatsoever is accepted if information or data is, for
whatever reason, corrupted or does not reach it's intended destination.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anti-fraud resources: