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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.ZONGO DAMANI" <mr.zongodamani66@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:38:47 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

GREETINGS …………………
FROM THE DESK OF MR.ZONGO DAMANI,
THE OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANC (UBA BANK)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO (WEST COST)

Dear Friend,

Please I want you to read this massage carefully and I am deeply
apologize for bringing massage to you without formal introduction due
to the urgency and confidential of this issue, it was my urgent need
for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this business
deal. I am a banker and currently holding the post of foreign
remittance director in the united bank for Africa {UBA}.


I need your assistant to receive the sum of ($3.8million us dollars)
into your personal bank account. The said fund belongs to our Bank
deceased customer who died along with his family in plane crash years
ago, and this fund has been in a suspend account since his died.
Which I verified that the deceased died along with his entire family
including his supposed beneficiary next of kin to this fund,

And the law and constitution guiding our banking institution states
that after the expiration of (7) seven years, if no one puts claim as
the next of kin, then such fund will be transferred to the national
treasury account as unclaimed fund. And that is why I contacted you,
because I want you to present yourself to our Bank as the real next of
kin to the owner of this fund ($3.8, 000 million) to enable the Bank
process the said fund transfer into your personal bank account And I
will coming over to your country for the sharing of the money as soon
as the transfer is done and you confirm the fund total amount your
personal bank account,

There is no risk involved; that is to say, this transaction is 100%
free from risk it will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law. It is better that we claim
the money to help our future, than to allow it move into the
government treasury account as unclaimed fund, are rich already. So
please do let me know if you are really sure of your trustworthy, to
enable me review further information’s / details of this transaction
to you as soon as I receive your positive reply.

Note you might receive this message in your inbox or spam or junk
folder, depending on your web host or server network, and please be
advised to treat this information highly confidential for security
oppose and also for the sick of my job position in the bank.

Best Regards.

I wait for your urgent positive response.
And Please reply To (mr.zongodamani66@gmail.com)

Mr Zongo Damani,

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