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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: "Mohammad Ahmad R.J" <mahmadrama5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmoranadhan@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 01:22:18 -0700
Subject: Confirm this letter from Mohammad Ahmad R.J!!!

Greeting,

With due respect, I apologize for bringing this message to your mail
box. My Name is Mohammad Ahmad, a banker by profession in Gulf
Region,Nationality of the Emirates, Dubai UAE. currently holding the
post of director Auditing and accounting unit of a certain bank, An
urgent need for a foreign partner for legal transaction. I have the
opportunity of transferring the sum $100 million Us Dollars, in
trench. (One hundred thousand United states dollars) to any trusted
abroad account.

This money has been dormant for years, Belonging to one of my clients
who died Along with his entire family in a plane crash on December 6
2003. please go through the website.
http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm
in our bank without claim and this bank will automatically transfer
this fund to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this year if no
one comes to claim it.

>From banking experience it will take up to seven (7) working days to
conclude this transfer. I sincerely need your help because this might
be Our first and last opportunity of making big money. I also would
want you to Handle it secret and confidential. I want you to also to
know that this transaction will involve some expenses which will be
shared among both of us. This payment will be effected through Swift
Wire Transfer.

Your Urgent response is needed for immediate transfer of this fund
into your receiving bank account.Please be advised not to scandal or
castigate my proposal if you are not interested.

Kindly reply me on my private email address: mahmadrama5@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Mohammad Ahmad R.J


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