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: Aisha Gaddafi <jamesibori35@gmail.com>
Reply-To: boactdept@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:34:05 +0000
Subject: From Aisha Gaddafi

--
Dear Friend,

I am most pleased to communicate with you despite not meeting you
before, but have gone though your profile and became convince of your
ability and honesty.

First about me, I am Dr. Aisha Gaddafi the Daughter of the former
Libya president that was killed by Rebels with the help of Nato (
Muammar Gaddafi ). As you should be aware I am currently residing in
Oman, unfortunately as a fugitive because the Oman government brought
me and my family in under strict conditions that undermine my freedom
.

At the meantime, my family wealth is the target of Western nations who
wants to seize all that my late father has acquired at all costs. Most
of our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their
targets to freeze .

As you may know since after the death of my father, the governments of
the west and united states have seized our monies and assets that are
traceable. You can see for yourself below

http://www.businessinsider.com/qaddafi-libya-30-billion-2011-3
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/28/gaddafi-assets-seized-italy

we were given a free passage to Oman after Algeria as a nation
betrayed us on our trust and confidence in them. I arrived Oman with
my mother three kids and brother. We have been made to sign that we
will not involve in any business , no communication with the outside
world phone calls are banned in fact we are living in a disguised
jail.

We have secret deposit funds of US$46million(Fourth Six Million United
States Dollars only) deposited in a trust name in Dubai, UAE with a
Security Firm. (name withheld for security reasons)

I will like to appoint you as my trustee to claim the funds on my
behalf, invest them and get an entitlement If you agree to transact
with me.

I look forward to reading your comment and contributions on the best
way forward.

Truly Yours,

Princess Aisha Gaddafi

Anti-fraud resources: