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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: LINK INVESTMENT SERVICES <linkinvestmentservices@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:39:17 +0000
Subject: Investment Offer....


Dear Sir/Ma

I am outsourcing for a foreign direct investment opportunities overseas for my client looking for investment diversification.

Our Area of concentrations are Agriculture and Agro-Allied businesses, Textiles, Information technology, Pharmaceuticals , Mining, Real Estate, Hotels, Construction and any other Viable investment opportunities.



We currently have an investment Portfolio funds for $300 Million USD, we hope that we can collaborate with your company if the joint venture investment partnership option is available in your company.



Direct contacts and Further details shall be provided as soon as we get a responds from you.




Best Regards,




Santos Michael


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