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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: "Steve Roax" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.redcrossorgdip@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 21:27:45 +0100
Subject: My Most Respectable Director,

My Most Respectable Director,

May I refer to this message with its contents quite clear. I humbly request you to go through this humble investment proposal,which has good business understandings.The funds totalling Nine million five hundred thousand United States of America(US$9,500,000) is available for investment purposes.The said amount of 9.5 million dollars is deposited in HSBC bank London. The money is from the son of the South Sudan president. He needs a trusted person who has the experience and capability to invest and handle such investment when trusted with the total amount of 9.5 million dollars.

Although the fund's owner father is the president of South Sudan since independence to date. You know no presidential position in life is permanent, one day his father may lose the presidential power. Although his Father is not thinking towards this direction, he verily does. There is also every reason for him to secure his family's future in case the unexpected happens.

This is the reason why he has made available this amount of money out of his country in order to secure his future. He would be glad if we keep this transaction discretely as he would not want his identification to be exposed. He wants you to be his eyes and ears in the whole business. I wish to bring to your notice that the HSBC Bank has been duly notified should you consider yourself capable of handling this investment with absolute trust, And you shall provide viable information on how you can invest the 9.5 million dollars into a lucrative business that will yield encouraging returns.

On receipt of your response, I shall introduce you to HSBC Bank for the bank to facilitate and effect.transfer to your nominated bank account. Therefore, reply to Email: www.redcrossorgdip@gmail.com

With Absolute regards,

Steve Roax

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