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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: G B <ecowasintsyndicatewww-ecowas-int@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:12:59 +0000
Subject: Wait For Your Opinion.


Dear Sir,

I have catalog that contains contacts of high-quality businessmen in your area. I need to do business with one of the high-quality businessmen in your area. I am reluctant to contact any of them by myself. I feel they may not trust me. Why? Because of too much scam mails that circulate nowadays like epidemics. Spreading of the scam mails has turn into a worldwide signboard. Anyone who I may attempt to contact shall presume I am one of the scammers who are circulating the scam mails. This is why I decided to confide in you.

Would you be able to connect me with a businessman of high-class in your area who can control CFA-Franc 13,968,034,124.38 XOF for four years and return to me the money after four years without quarrel, argument or disagreement? The CFA-Franc 13,968,034,124.38 XOF is equivalent to US Dollar $ 23,137,509.06 USD. It is equivalent to Euro EUR 21,294,130.75 EURO. It is equivalent to British Pound £ 16,166,734.95 GBP. The money is available. And I need to stash the money to foreign bank account in a hurry. Would it be possible of you to unite me with a businessmen of high-class in your area who can control the money for four years and return to me the same amount after four years without dispute?

I will give you more details concerning the money, source of the money and how I have planned to move the money to foreign bank account without catching attention of Financial Crimes Act such as Money Laundering, Embezzlement, Identity Theft, etc.

isakaeno@yahoo.com
isakaeno@hotmail.com

I want you to be familiar with these two private e-mail addresses (isakaeno@yahoo.com and isakaeno@hotmail.com). And I want you to send your communication to only the two e-mail addresses. The two e-mail addresses are not associated to my office. I created the two e-mail addresses for this communication including this e-mail that I use now to write to you. Nobody around me can gain access to these two e-mail addresses except me alone. So be courageous to send your response only to the two e-mail addresses. I repeat; isakaeno@yahoo.com and isakaeno@hotmail.com

TO: isakaeno@yahoo.com
CC: isakaeno@hotmail.com

Give me your private e-mail address and your private telephone where I can reach you easily and individually. Communicate to me by English. Although my language is French, I understand English very well. I studied English during period of my schooling in both Primary School, Secondary School and University. I am conversant in English. You will realize this fact when we talk by telephone.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Gustave SONON
Minister of Civil Engineering
Public Works and Transport
Republic of Benin


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