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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: Fatima Muhammad <wc299464@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Fatima Muhammad <fatimamuhammad2225@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:41:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I will be pleased to offer you 30% of the total funds


Hello My Dearest

Please I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my mail carefully, I am contacting you personally for an investment assistance and a long term business relationship in your Country and I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important issue My life I decided to have a good business relationship with you My afterwards my spaying and the spirit of God directed me to contact you due to the urgency of my situation at this point in time. My life Is In Great Danger As I Am Writing This Email To You.

My Name Is Miss Fatima Muhammad A Young Medical Student, My Dearest It Is My Pleasure To Contact You For A Business Partnership Venture Which I Intend To Establish In Your Country. I Would Like There is this huge amount ($ 2.5, Million Dollars) which my late Father deposited (to $ 2.5, Million Dollars) to go into business partnership with you, Though I have not met with you face to face confidence in succeed sometimes in life. On My Name In The Suspense Account With One Bank Before His Death.

My Father Was Poisoned By His Brother Who CapitalizedOn The Fact That My Father Has No straight male from Child To Inherit His Wealth, My Mother Died When I Was Only 2 Years Old. Now Now since the funds is deposited in the suspense account I can not have access to the fund until it is transferred out From my late father's account in the my bank account in the my country transfer my funds into my personal business account for to me to leave this country and meet you over it my education and the investments .

My dearest to me, I will be pleased to offer you 30% of the total funds as compensation for your effort / input after the successful transfer of this funds into your nominated account overseas and again we are going to invest money Together and share whatever profit we make together as partners, please kindly reply me transfer and investment the money in your country I am waiting for your soonest response before ending of today for more details.

Thank you for your Wiliness to help me and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely Miss. Fatima Muhammad

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