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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: "mrs.helen johnson" <mrs.helenjohnson003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "mrs.helen johnson" <mrs.helenjohnson2015@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:16:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: God Bless You


Greetings my dear, 
My name is Mrs. Helen Baines Johnson from France and I am very sorry for the attachment, I am a 71 years old woman. I was married to late Mr. Johnson who is my husband, and also one of the best contractors here in France, he was also a seasoned contractor in Ivory Coast but He was poisoned to death on 11th July 2015 doing his business contract in Ivory Coast.

My late husband and I were married for many years without a child of our own and after his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. As I speak to you, I have been diagnosed with congested heart failure, of which the doctors have confirmed and told me that I would not live long. After my husband passed away last year, I realized he deposited a huge sum of money with one of the Security Company there in Ivory Coast.

The money that was deposited in the Security company was a total of (6.500.000.00 USD) as I write to you, I feel that the money in the Security company would be a waste if I die and that is why I have come to a conclusion of donating the money out to the less privilege and also the mother less babies home.

My husband's brother is an addicted smoker and drinker who spend his money on expensive drinks and unnecessary things so I do not wish for him to have any of the money which my husband worked so hard for all his life, Please my dear friend I have come to you to help me carry out this last wish of mine earth because I am too weak to move about and also have been confined to a wheel chair in my home in France due to the state of my health and so I can't travel all the way from here.

It is true that I don't know you, but I have been directed by God to do this. If you wish to help me, write back to me at your earliest convenience so that I would direct you on how to contact the Security Company for the transfer of the funds to you in whichever way you may wish to nominate for this purpose. Please send me your name, address, occupation, age, sex, marital status and contact telephone numbers to enable me forward it to the security company for the release of the fund to your custody. I will give you my late husbands lawyer contact information in Ivory Coast because my late husband went with him to deposit the money to the security company there so he will guide you on how to contact the security company, I am giving you his information because I may not be able to carry this out myself because I am weak less privileged talk or write much.

I await your urgent respond,

Thanks for your kindness and God Bless you,

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Helen Baines Johnson.

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