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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: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Herv=E9_HEHOMEY?= <manorstructure25@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:09:12 +0000
Subject: Re: Inquiry.


What is FCFA and XOF?

Currency of United Kingdom (UK) is Pound Sterling. ISO for the United Kingdom (UK) is GBP.
Currency of United States of America is Dollar. ISO for the United States of America is USD.
Currency of European Union is Euro. ISO for the European Union is EUR.
My country is Republic of Benin. Currency of Republic of Benin is CFA-franc.
FCFA is abbreviation of the CFA-franc. Just like US$, EUEUR or GB£.
ISO for the Republic of Benin is XOF.

This amount: FCFA 13,968,034,124.38 XOF. Is equivalent to £16,474,474.39 GBP. Equivalent to $24,331,896.89 USD. Equivalent to EUR21,294,130.75 EUR. This is exchange rate for today. It can increase or decrease at any time because exchange rate is not stable.

Would you be able to take care of this huge amount of money for four years and return the money to me after four years without unnecessary argument?

This money is readily available. I want to keep the money in foreign bank account. Your country is my first choice. The money will be transferred to your bank account if you can convince me of your capability to take a four-year care of the money. That is when I will retire and leave the Ministry. I will withdraw the money from you at that time.

I know you. I know you very well. I am not afraid of you. And I cannot be afraid of you. I just want you to give me assurance that I can take back the money from you after four years without unnecessary argument.

I am not a joker. This is not scam. So do not think this letter is the same as the mails from scammers that circulate like epidemics on the Internet. I am not a liar. I am not a cheater. I am not interested in cheating. I have not scammed anybody throughout my lifetime and I will not scam anybody. Scam is not in addiction of my life form. Although I am an African, I am an honest African. I am a true African. I am the type of African who everybody can still fully trust. I want you to assure me you cannot disappoint me in the future if I want to withdraw the money from you.

I tried to speak to you by telephone but was unable to reach you. Your phone rings. But nobody answers the phone call except for answering machine that appears after a short time. I think you were not close to the phone. It was probably due to time difference between us. Maybe you were still sleeping.

Take notice of this email address: hhehomey@yahoo.com

This is my specialized personal email address. Send your reply to this e-mail address. I monitor the inbox of the email address frequently (from time to time). I will surely see your letter immediately if you send to this e-mail address hhehomey@yahoo.com

I expect your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Hervé HEHOMEY
hhehomey@yahoo.com


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