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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: "Mrs Reena Ahmad" <reenaahmadsc@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: renaahmadsc@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:08:58 -0700
Subject: GoodDay,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Good day,

I am a staff at (Cimb Bank Malaysia), the account officer to Mrs suzanne mubarak .She deposited the sum of 50M in our bank here in
Malaysia. Unfortunately, her family has a political problem with the egyptian government.

To avoid further problems for her family, she told me to look for any capable person to handle her fund because she wants to change the
account to someone's name and set up a company.

She promised to give you a good percentage, she is seeking for your partnership to DEAL with me as the account officer, the amount
involved is $50 Million, if you are interested to help her, please get back to me as soon as possible with your contact info.

Regards,
Mrs. Reena Ahmad

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