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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: MR MUTALIB LAWALE <mutaliblawale@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:18:12 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Friend,

Hello Dear Friend,



My name is Mr. Lawale Mutalib, I am an accounting manager here in the Bank
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; I am married with three children. I am writing
this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this
business opportunity in my department. After an annual audit Last month in
my branch I discovered documents of a late client (Mr. Andreas Schranner) A
German business magnate who made a numbered fixed deposit with this branch
valued at $30M (Thirty Million United State Dollars). and I was lucky to
have the scan documents of the funds and Gold with me in the safe position.





Please take note; the deceased customer of the bank Mr.Andreas Schranner is
a German business magnate who deals with most Petroleum Corporations here
in Africa. He made a fixed deposit of the huge sum of $30 Million US
Dollars. And also the deposited gold bars with the purity security and
finance company. he bought these gold from the company quantity of (950 kg)
which worth ($28.5Million US Dollars) I need your urgent assistance for the
both of us to pull this gold bars out from the company to your country And
also the fund valued $30M This project will only last us 15 bank working
days to finalize with the bank or the security company of the gold bars,
depending the first one we chose to proceed with. I discovered from his
contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Andreas Schranner,
died in the plane crash Monday, 31 July 2000, (an air France jet liner)
with his entire family and other passengers on board as you can confirm it
yourself via the website below for



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm



Note that you will have 40% of The above mentioned sum if you agree to
handle this business with me while 60% will be for me then after you
confirm this fund into your account Together With the gold bars then i will
come over to your country for the sharing of the fund.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, send me
your tel-phone number with your current email

Address for urgent communication,

Reply me on my private email (mutaliblawale07@gmail.com) for more detailed
information.



Thanks with my best regards.

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