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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: "Mourinda .S. Rescorla" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mourindas@list.ru>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:41:49 +0100
Subject: WRITE ME BACK

Greeting's to you beloved in the name of God,

I'm so sorry for invading the security posture of your privacy, i got your email address through a secure personal discovery.

My name is Sarah May I'm an indigene of Guyana and a citizenship of the United State of America (U.S.A).

I was diagnosed of a chronic disease that required a drastic yardstick measured to be supervised by the Doctors and Nurses, which has also affected my voice and hearing capabilities.

I'm a widow who is married to late (Cyril Richard Rescorla) who happened to be an indigene of Guyana and a Citizen of the United State of America (U.S.A),who serve with the World Trade Center Security Chief for Morgan Stanley and with the U.S Marine Corp for 14 years before his death during the September 11 attack of the world trade center.

We both have a joined fix deposit account of 38.1 Million Guyanese Dollar and 18.4 Million United State of America Dollar(U.S.D).

Due to the pressure from the banks, i don't want the Government of Guyana and United State of America banks to confiscate the money to them self that is why i am contacting you for your effective assistance to reclaimed the said fund, i have no one to assist me or stand as next of kin to my will due to my inadequate problem to have a child of my own,because of my fibroid issuer.

I was raised from a Orphanage home who was privilege to be married to my faithful late husband (Cyril Richard Rescorla) without adoption, but my greedy late husband family members wanted to claim all that we hard labor for and keep it to them self so they can push me out of the marriage due to their fibroid problem of which they all know.

I'm a farmer by profession after graduating from the state University of Guyana as an accountant and i went farther to complete my master degree in the United State of America (U.S.A) in Agricultural Science that has made me to own a large investment company in Agriculture Production with the Government of Guyana and a large exportation of bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles with one of the large leading investor in West-Africa (Dangote Group of Company P.L.C), Canada, US, UK, Portugal, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Cuba, Singapore, Japan , Brazil, Suriname.

I will like you to provide me your personal forms of identifications (International Passport or Driving License) and pass or present working i.d card, to make changes on every document to your name and information on every landed properties and investment's to tally with the banking procedure as my beneficiary of the said fund, so you can have access to the account and to make a trust remittance to your bank account with the amount in quote.

Forward a copy of the demanded information so i can draft a certified letter with my sealed to address my Lawyer on your behave to these email address below.

Best regards,
Mourinda .S. Rescorla
mourindas@list.ru

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