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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: Alhaji Hassan <kasmanbuang@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a2013_2014@live.com
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:22:12 +0100
Subject: Respond, it's very urgent now.


*Hello my dear,Could you help me to receive an inheritance fund at the rate
of $62,500,000.00USD?Into your bank account in your country or elsewhere.A
fund has been overdue for International transfer in one of the account held
in our Banque Commerciale du Burkina BCB. In our research we found out that
the original owner of this fund died in a fatal gassy car-accident that
killed both him and his only son whom was supposed to be a beneficiary next
of kin to his father’s asset. This accident happened on his way back to one
of his factory in suburb Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.The owner of this fund
is a citizen of South Korea, he own about 2 companies here in Burkina Faso
1 textile meal Plant, and another cement manufacturing factory, all of this
generated him a lot of money here in Africa.In the light of the above, I am
reaching you with this notification to revert back to me so we can discuss
on the successful manners to remits this fund into your bank account in
your country.The fund is overdue for transfer or withdrawal to be made, but
nobody has been coming for this fund hence the owner of fund is dead and
the supposed beneficiary Next of Kin which is his only son dead too. No
information pertaining the deposit of this fund has passed to anybody or
organization. And my position in the bank cannot allow me to lay claim on
this fund because the owner is a foreigner and we the citizen of Burkina
Faso are not permitted to interfere in any foreign affairs.If you are
interested to receive this fund under my guidelines I am able to give you
all information’s and the password to pass through our bank examination for
approval to transfer fund to your bank.Just reply me and give me your full
names and telephone number’s………………………………………………..We shall talk about the
percentage sharing of fund between both of us, in return e-mail.So reply me
immediately on my e-mail: a2013_2014@live.com <a2013_2014@live.com>.Waiting
very urgent to discuss with you.Alhaji HassanRetail & Wealth ManagerBCB
Bank Burkina.*

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