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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: test <test@iceni.pl>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:02:38 +0100
Subject: Good day dear

Attn,

I am Mr. Kenneth Kamal, currently the Head of Corporate Affairs
Department with a reputable bank in Africa. Can i trust you with the
information I am about to reveal to you? Here is one of the newspaper
link :
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/06/02/gaddafi-billions-found-in-sa1?ref=yfp.
One of the late son of the late Libyan President have some cash and
Diamonds deposited with us. The deposit and opening of the fixed account
was arranged with my assistance and my late client never wanted the
account linked to anybody or his family due to his political position
then and a such there was no next of kin attached to the account from
the activation . And my late client never thought of sudden death at
that time.

Unfortunately, he died before the date of maturity of the fixed fund.
This fund is laying in the account now, i have waited to see if anyone
will come up to put a claim to this fund but nobody came. At this stage
i have decided, perfected a plan on how to secure the fund for our
personal benefit with the assistance of a foreigner since my late client
was a foreigner. The plan is that i will be including your details as
the Next of kin to the mentioned account, with that we can put a claim
for the release and transfer of the Fund.

This is because the Government will confiscate the Funds and Diamond if
they come across it. I have being the One protecting and covering the
Funds from the outside.

If I do not move this Funds out of the country soon, i fear the
Government might confiscate it, because my bank cannot provide the
account owner to explain the source of the money since he is late. So
being the account Officer to the late man and the only person that has
full information of the account, coupled with my present position in the
bank now, I have the power to influence the release of the funds to any
foreigner that comes up as the Next of Kin to the account. That is my
reason for contacting you to assist and work with me to securing this
fund for our own personal use..

I shall supply all necessary information we need for the claim and
completion of this transaction. There is practically no risk involved.
If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to
share the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied.
Thanking you in advance, please treat with utmost confidentiality.

I awaits your favorable reply .

Regards,
Kenneth Kamal
+27632232573

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