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: "MUSTAFA USMAN." <danielag@robynet.com.br>
Reply-To: "tam.usman@yandex.com" <tam.usman@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:49:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject:



My name is MUSTAFA USMAN from United Arab Emirate and a merchant. I have
been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer which has now defiled all forms of
medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few weeks to live
according to medical experts report.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come back into this world
after death, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived
it. Now that God is about call me home, I have willed and given most of my
property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as
a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so I have decided to
give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last
good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I can't do this myself anymore. I once asked
members of my family and a closed associate to close two of my accounts
and distribute the money which I left there to charity organization in
Bulgaria and Cambodia, they refused and kept the money to themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money no one knew whereabouts is
the huge cash deposit $7,100,000,00 million dollars that I have with a
Security Holding Firm in a European country.

I will want you to help me claim this deposit and dispatched it to a
charity for humanitarian work. I have set aside 30% for you and for your
time. Please have the thoughts of dispatching these funds into a charity
for humanitarian work after being secure successfully into your custody.

Reply me for more details via my private account:tam.usman@yandex.com
GOOD BLESS YOU.
MUSTAFA USMAN.

Anti-fraud resources: