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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: <vovcharov@dir.bg>
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 20:01:20 +0200
Subject: Good day,

Good day,

I am Mrs.Rosemary Mgbada, widow of late business mogul Mr. Wetaego Mgbada, we were married for Twenty-Six years before he die in the year 2011,after a brief illness.

Our only child Lilian died in a motor accident before the untimely death of my late husband. I decided not to remarry after the death of my late husband and only child. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2.5 million dollars (Two Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Cotonou Benin republic, this money is still under the custody of the bank.

Recently,Following my ill health, my doctor diagnosed me of cancer of the lungs, he said I have just 90days before I die. Because of this shocking verdict from my doctors,I have decided to donate the money left behind by my late husband to you, I want you to use the money for charity work, such as helping the motherless children, build house for the homeless, help the disabled, build house of worship for God etc.., because such were the desire of my late husband before his death. I took this decision because I don't have any child to inherit this money, and I can't entrust such huge amount of money to my husband relatives, because they are all hard drugs addicts, so it's obvious they won't use the money for charity, hence my decision not to entrust the wealth to them.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health condition and also the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about my decision to donate the money to you for charity. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you more details on how the bank will legally transfer the money to your nominated bank account in your home country. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund.

Any delay in your reply will give me room to source for another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act according to my instructions, and will also keep this proposal confidential. If you accept my proposal, kindly send your full names, city and country to my private email: rohunty@gmail.com


Thanks and God bless you,

Mrs. Rosemary Mgbada.

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