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: "haljamal01@gmail.com" <hasaljamal@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:15:33 -0800
Subject: I look forward to your reply and cooperation

Attention :
Please permit me to introduce myself to you, My name is Hassan Al Jamal the
son of Dr. Omar Al Jamal who worked in Libya as a foreign delegate with the
Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) preceding its formation and
establishment by the former regime of Muammar Al Gaddafi. LAP as it is
popularly referred to have a capital base of $5.2Billion USD, and it is a
Sovereign Wealth Enterprise (SWE) of the Libyan Foreign Investment
Authority.
LAP significant holdings in sub-Sahara Africa includes; Afriqiyah Airways
Banque Sahel Saharienne for Investment (BSIC) LAP Green Network Libyan Arab
African Investment Trade Company He was assigned the management of LAP
Green Network in the capacity of its Chairman in the sub-Sahara regional
headquarter of Benin Republic, because he served in Libya as a member of
the defunct International Revolutionary Committee or popularly called
MATHAABA AL ALEMIYA LEGINA TORIA in Arabic language.
Based on the trust Muammar al-Gaddafi bestowed on my father as his personal
friend, He entrusted to my Fathers position the sum of $120,000 000.00 USD
to be deposited with the Banque Sahel-Saherienne For Investment, in Ghana,
and the deposit of 170 kilograms of alluvial gold dust with a security firm
in Ghana, and another 90 kilogram of alluvial gold dust in Benin.
Based on the unexpected change of government in Libya, and its descent into
civil war, which led to his death, when my Father heard of his captured and
killing, he quickly concealed the US$120m in a Metallic Trunk Box and
deposited it in a security and finance company which the contents was
declared as family precious effects to avoid any detection.
My father died last year as a result of injuries he sustained during the
crisis, before his death he told me in confidence as his only son that he
deposited the money in a Security and Finance Company in Accra Ghana and he
handed all the related documents to me.
Now I am in asylum in Ghana and I want the fund and the Gold to be moved
out from the security and finance company for an investment.
After going through your profile in the internet list of people's name I
decided to seek your consent for expert advice / assistance and
confidentiality in order to move the funds to your country for an
investment in the areas of business you may introduce to me or we can go
into joint ventures as I am not a business man and I have not been into
business before.
It is imperative that you come to Accra Ghana for us to see ourselves one
on one and carry out this transaction without delay. I want to let you know
that you are entitled to 30% of the total fund for your assistance.
I look forward to your reply and cooperation.
Please send your reply to my private email address: haljamal01@gmail.com
Best regards
Hassan Al Jamal

Anti-fraud resources: