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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: nickydon nickydon <nickydon769@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 03:47:18 +0200
Subject: Urgent


From
Mr Nicky Don
Good day !!!
My name is
Mr Nicky Don I am from Republic of South African Region. please forgive me
to contact you through this medium, though i undermined the fact that
internet hackers has greatly abused the internet, by sending out all kinds
of hoax and fraudulent emails to innocent citizens, I still choose the
same medium to contact you based on the fact that it’s still remains the
fastest means of communications across the globe.
I am the Administrative Manager, International Remittance Department of
World Bank South African, one of the award winning banks across West
Africa. I have a business project which I believed will be of mutual
benefits to both of us this season.
The project is about an investment portfolio which has Excess Profit Return
turnover. I am seeking your permission/consent to file your name to my
bank as one of our foreign
investor who has not yet received his 2013 investment dividend return. This
operation is to partner with me to handle the claim as it requires and
deserve the participation of
foreign partner.
By the official calculations, this excess return profit amounted to
$21.5Million,Including 405kg Gold, which i will like me and you to claim
out the fund from the security company bank, the security company bank will
transfer to any
of your choice nominated bank account bring it through diplomatic ways and
we will share it among ourselves as percentage agreed.
Note, This project will be executed under a legal and official arrangement,
as i will make provision all the bank official papers in your name, that
will quote and prove that you are one of our bank foreign investor. You
will be compensated adequately according to our agreed sharing ratio.

All I required is your PERMISSION AND YOUR CONSENT, to cooperate
confidentially to enable us see this operation through smoothly and
successfully.


Due to time constraint i will appreciate if you find time to respond to
this email, let me know my faith or if i should seek for another partner
elsewhere.

If you are interested and prepared to work with me according to these
dictates, please reply this mail immediately, then give you the full
details of the project and we
discuss the way forward, make assessments, After your basic understanding
of this operation, we will commence without any further delays.

Please send me all the below data to enable me start the official papers
works in your name to back you up for this project.

1. Your Full Name

2. Your Country of Origin

3. Current Address

4. Your Contact Phone Number

5. Male/ Female

I wish you a pleasant day as I hope to read from you today.
Thanks

Mr Nicky Don

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