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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: tun joseph <tunkaradesirejoseph@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 10:27:39 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear

I am Mr. Tunkara Desire, and I work with the UNITED BANK OF
AFRICA(UBA) here in Burkina Faso.

Please can you use an atm/visa bank card to withdraw money at an ATM
Card Cash machine in your country?

I want to transfer some Funds to you from my country here; it is part
of the money looted and taken away by a former politician which was
the amount of corrupt politicians that were recently forced out of
power by the New Interim Military Government of Burkina Faso.

I will change the account details to your name, and apply for an
atm/visa Card with your details in our bank here. They will issue and
send the ATM/VISA Card to you by DHL Speed Courier, and you will be
withdrawing money with it and will be sending my own share or
percentage of the money, and the money is to the tune of $10.5 Million
Dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Our Conditions for this transaction will be that whatever amount you
withdraw daily, you will send 60% to me, and you will take 40%, the
atm!visa Card and the bank account will be in your name.

Note Well: No problem or risk of any kind is involved because the
concerned Corrupt Top Politician that deposited the fund is currently
in jail for embezzlement of public funds.

I will be waiting for your response with your information as soon as
possible.Age,Sex,City,Occupation,Country and phone number


Thanks and best regards.
Mr. Tunkara Desire Joseph

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