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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: Douglas Nkrumah <tdsec_bank@aol.de>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:18:57 -0500
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY



My Dear Friend,




Good Day! I am Mr. Douglas Kwame Nkrumah . I am from Ghana in West Africa. I am a banker by professional. I got your contact information from the on-line data base, and I decided to contact you for a business partnership. This transaction is urgent and that is why I am contacting you through this medium. I am sorry bothering you, but surely this is a lifetime opportunity that both of us cannot afford to loose. I need your assistance as my foreign investment partner to transfer a total amount of $15,000,000 into your Bank Account over there in your Country. This amount of money is part of the excess profits made by my Bank in last years (2015) transactions in the branch where I am the Auditing Manager. I have set aside this amount for personal investment. I have already submitted my annual reports for last year's transactions to the Board of Directors / management of my Bank here in Accra - Ghana, and nobody is aware of the excess profits, which I have secretly safeguarded in an escrow account without any beneficiary, and this is deliberately done just to avoid any traces.




However, due to my position here in my Bank, I cannot be directly connected to this fund because I am still working with the bank, so that is exactly why I am seeking your help to assist me in moving this money out my Country into a private bank account (your Bank Account) over there in your country for you and me to share. I also wish to inform you that I have mapped-out plans to share 10% of this money to some charity organizations, while the remaining 90% would be shared by me and you. You will receive 40% of the total amount as your own share for the vital role that you will play as my foreign partner, while 50% would be for me. This is my plan which is subject to negotiation if you wish. This deal would be achievable successfully within 7 working days from now. Everything would be handled and perfected legally, so there is no risk involved.




My exact intention is to invest my own share of the money in any good business venture over there in your Country. There is absolutely no risk involved in this deal because all arrangements would be perfected by me here in Ghana, while your own duty would be to stand as my partner to receive the funds on my behalf. I will file all the necessary documentations that would put your name as the beneficiary of the money to enable you receives the funds on my behalf for our mutual benefit.




Please kindly get back to me to indicate your interest for further explanations. Please reply urgently with your full names, your age, your occupation, your contact address and contact telephone numbers. All required information should be forwarded to my email address: douglaskwame1101@gmail.com

Thanking you in advance for your anticipated response and cooperation.

Yours Sincerely,

Douglas Kwame Nkrumah

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