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: <Dr.Angela Morgan> <angemorganj@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: angemorganj@yandex.com
Date: 29 Jun 2020 17:37:30 +0200
Subject: Greetings

---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
**** Commercial use of this software is prohibited ****
**** Please purchase a license to remove this notice ****
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
My Greetings,
I am Sgt.Ms.Angela Morgan from Texas,USA and presently in
Kabul,Afghanistan on medical service with the Us Military.After a
brief search on the web for a capable/honest person. I decided to
contact you to share with you my intention to visit you after my
service. I will be thankful to have your welcoming and urgent
assistance and possible transfer of $7 Million US Dollars to you
for safe-keeps and investments.I wish to have your interest and
responds with your Name/phone no to reach you for more details
for our arrangement/meeting.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms.Angela Morgan
reply me via email ( angemorganj@yandex.com )

---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
**** Commercial use of this software is prohibited ****
**** Please purchase a license to remove this notice ****
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

Anti-fraud resources: