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: "Ehab El Elbalawi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elbalawiehab69@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023 19:53:26 +0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?W1NwYW0tTWFpbF0gIERvIE15IExhc3QgV2lzaA==?=

Dear Beloved Friend,
Goodday to you,it is good to write you this mail from the depth of my heart with all sincerity and honesty As you
read this mail, I don't want you to feel too sorry for me, because I believe everyone will die someday when the
time comes as my days are short and numbered right now according to my illness and medical reports. My name
is Ehab El Elbalawi a business merchant in Ukraine,Dubai,Europe and and Hong Kong,Asia.I have been diagnosed
with Esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about few months
to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for too
much for anyone, not even myself as i was busy with my businesses and travels.Though I am very rich, I was never
generous,I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for.But
now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the
world. I believe when i am given a second chance to come to this world I would live my life in a different way from
how I have lived it.Now that i will be dying soon, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my
immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.I want our creator to be merciful to me and
accept my soul so,I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth. So far, I have tried to distribute funds.estate to some charity organizations around the world
and country like Ukraine and some countries in Africa. through some family members Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly as I cannot do this myself anymore but i later found that my family members were greedy as
they refused to follow my wish and kept all the money to themselves for the their selfish interest. Hence, I do not
Trust anyone of them anymore, as they seem not to be contented with what I have left for them.So The last of my
huge money that is amounted to millions of United States Dollars which no one knows of is in a deposit with a
Vaults Security Company abroad.I will want your help with trust in helping me collect this deposits and distribute,
dispatched it to some humanitarian organizations helping the poor and destitute people suffering.I have set aside
20% for you, your family and your time invested on this also any expenses incurred during this assignments,i will
write you back with more details once i hear back from you soon.Please write back at my private email: elbalawiehab69@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Ehab El Elbalawi.

Anti-fraud resources: