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: Rita Taylor <ritataylor996@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:03:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPOND FROM RITA TAYLOR

My name is Rita Taylor, from Liberia. I am 19 years old an orphan. I was
adopted at the age of one year and nine months by my beloved father, late
captain John Taylor. A loving and caring father may his soul rest in peace.
He died on the 2nd of September, 2013 due to a heart problem (cancer of the
heart). Before the death of my father, he was a senior captain at Princess
Kayla Shipping Company; he was a wealthy and well known man. His presence
will never depart from my heart. Before his death, he wrote a WILL, and
WILLED everything he had to me, which I never knew until 1st of
March, 2014 when his honest and gentle barrister called for
a family meeting to read his WILL. After reading the will,that was the
moment I discovered he willed everything to me and that was the moment I
knew that I am an orphan for the past 19 years, that was the moment my
problem started from the people I called my aunty and my uncle. The took
everything from me, both the house, his estates and companies I have
nothing to do than to accept it because nowhere to go, no brother, no
sister, no uncle.Until 2nd of April, 2014 around 7am, his barrister,
Barrister Tony Addo called me and gave an envelope. To my surprise when I
opened it I saw a deposit certificate of 2 million US dollars that my late
father deposited for my future up keeping. I was filled with tears, I went
to his grave, I cried and weep for him to come out
but all in vain. My uncle saw me and asked me what was going on, I tried to
hide the envelope from him but he forced me and took it. Later he gave it
to me with one condition that he will make love with me which I refuse
because I cannot break my virginity with a man I call my uncle. He tried to
take the envelope from me but I ran away with the envelope to a refugee
camp, where I am now. I called The bank with the Barrister whom is like a
father to me too, they advised me to stay in the refugee camp not to come
back home because my uncle and aunty are looking for me to take the
certificate from me and cash the money because my father did it without an
original certificate nobody can get access to the fund. The security man I
met in the camp advise me to look for a foreign beneficiary who can help me
transfer the fund for me to leave Ghana.
I called the bank manager which he advised me too with the barrister that
whenever I get a foreign beneficiary I trust and that will take me as his
daughter they will assist to transfer the fund.Please all I need from you

Your full name
Your
Address
Contact number
Your
ID
Please take me as your daughter and I
promise you will never regret having me as your daughter.
Thanks and God bless you.

Please i don't have personal computer i use
the security man computer to send this message to you.
please email me taylorrita56@yahoo.com


Yours
sincerely
Daughter,
Princess
Rita Taylor

Anti-fraud resources: