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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: Naomi Andre <naomiandrev@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Naomi Andre <naomiandred@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:54:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Good Morning,


Re: Good Morning,

I want to invest in your country., Please don't ignore this message. I am writing this mail to you with due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important issue, My name is Naomi Andre, I am 19 years old, My father was a commitment cocoa and gold merchant in Ivory Coast, before his untimely death. After his business trip to Tunisia to negotiate a cocoa and gold business he wanted to invest in Tunisia, a week after he came back from Tunisia, he falls sick and died five days after in a private hospital, after few months my uncle and his cousins began selling all my father's properties, and he refused to pay my school fees. I have been alone and nobody is taking care of me,Please i want you
to keep this between us, As i am writing you now, i have the sum of $ 4.5 million i inherited from my late father which was deposited here in Ivory coast in one of the local bank by my late father with my name as the next of kin. Having known my condition and the pains i have been going through, i decided to transfer and invest my inherited fund in your country.

My uncle have threatened to assassinate me if I do not give him my father's bank document, I refused. And he said he will kill me, so I ran out of my father's house and hid myself in one of the hotels in another city called Abidjan. I've discussed with the bank and they agreed to transfer the money to any country of my choice. i want to transfer the money into your account and join you immediately after the transfer. I will compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and we will invest the balance in your establishment. I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your
ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely, please stand by me and help me out.


Greetings
Naomi.

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