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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: Jacob Daniel <wolfgangfroestl26@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jd7770987@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:59:20 +0100
Subject: Waiting for your response

Hello,

Good day to you My good Friend . I am Mr. Jacob Daniel, I am quite sure
that this message finds you in good health. I am a citizen of Turkey. Work
with British Petroleum but presently on Board on a Sea(vessel). That
transport crude oil to other parts of the world.I am writing to inform you
that I have been working with British Petroleum for reasonable years before
being transferred to Captain a Vessel.

Furthermore, I have some funds with a Bank in British worth of $11.5
million Dollars which i want to transfer to your country for on wards
lucrative investments you will introduce me into.I am opening my secret to
you over this investments because I want to RESIGN from my dirty post once
this funds is been transfer out from London to your COUNTRY because I have
already drafted my resignation LETTER just only waiting to append a Desire
Date.

It is a Huge sum of money that i have been saving since, I was employed
into the company 2008,I want to use this medium to intimate you properly
that for you standing to partner with me to receive this said funds in your
country, I will be offering you 40% of Sum total of the funds while 10%
will be set aside of any incurred expenses between us at the end of the
transaction then the balance (50%) will go into the investment program me
that you will introduce me into. Please , I am very optimistic over this
request and I am confirming to you that no governmental bodies or
harassment issue is going to be involved because it is a legitimate
transaction which will be backed up with high class documentation from
different law firms to back up the funds.

So you have nothing to panic about as all my plans are 100% legitimate.

Waiting for your response if you are interested in this business proposal.

Thanks,
Mr Jacob Daniel

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