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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: "Kojo Roland" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <personalaccesskj@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 16:06:35 +0200
Subject: REQUEST

Concerns You:Sir,Ma,Miss

Am working as a Banker here in GHANE,WEST AFRICA .I write you this proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you in a business transaction that require absolute confidentiality and of great interest and benefit to our both families.
In 2007,a business tycoon whose name will be confidential and an Emirati Citizen whose surname is Bonfim and has your country in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit with my bank in 2005 for 108 calendar months, valued at US$250,000,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY Million United State Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was last 22nd of January 2015.Sadly he was among the death victims in the May 22nd 2010 Air India Express Flight 812 in India killing 158 passengers on board while on his way for a business trip.
Since the last quarter of 2010 until today,my bank has been in search to reach any of his relative but all effort has not yielded favorable result in our search.
Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account, but I have kept it closed because, I know that if they have all the details they required from me about this account, they will corner the funds for their own interest. Therefore, am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from his fund at his death, so that my bank headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank arrangement and you only have to put in your details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin.
If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 50% of the funds while 50% shall be for me. Kindly forward your response to me.
I will e waiting for your quick and possible business acceptance email.
Kindly contact me on my personal email,

personalaccesskj@hotmail.com.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Kojo Roland

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