joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Michael Godswill" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ryan00416@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:47:29 +0200
Subject: compensation for you

How are you today?

Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due
to my tight schedules.I am writing in regards to multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we

never concluded. I am using this opportunity to inform you that the
business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a
logical conclusion.


Thanks for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into
your account due to some financial reason. But I want to inform you
that I have successfully

transferred the fund out of the Bank to my new partner account in
China who assisted me in this great venture.However, Due to your
effort, sincerity, courage and

trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction I want
to show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,500.000.00 . Be inform
that I have left a Signed

International Certified Bank Draft with my Sectary for you. This Bank
Draft Values $1,500.000 able in any approved International Bank in the
world.


As at the time I was leaving Nigeria he was the only one I could trust
with that kind of money, he is a very simple and understanding man. I
will like you to contact

my sectary Dr.Jackson Ryan, for immediate delivery of this Bank Draft
because I have authorized him to send it to you as soon as you contact
him. At the moment, I am

very busy here in China for investment with my new partner. Please I
will like you to accept this little token with good faith as this is
from the bottom of my heart.

Also comply with Dr.Jackson Ryan to enable him send you the Bank Draft
without any delay through airway delivery services which will cost you
70$.


Contact my secretary with below details----
Name: Dr.Jackson Ryan
Address: No 4 Ikeja drive dolphins Lagos-Nigeria
Email (ryan00416@gmail.com


I has drop your information with him but to avoid mistake do not
forget to send him your full information for successful delivery.
Thanks and God bless you and

your family, hope to hear from you again.


Yours Sincerely,
Rev.Michael Godswill

Anti-fraud resources: