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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: RYAN HARRISON <rharrisonryan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:30:40 +0500
Subject: ATTENTION

My Dear Beneficiary,

Harrison Ryan is my name, my confidence is really in you, I need a
foreign partner whose name can be used to facilitate the transfer of
$7million dollars, for our mutual benefit from foreign contracts, through
my private connections. The funds are presently waiting to be remitted from
one of the commercial banks here in South Africa to any overseas
beneficiary confirmed by me as an associate, I can not acquire this money
in my name. as a high placed civil servant, I am not allowed by the civil
service code of conduct to own or operate a bank account outside of my
shores, On the other hand it is not safe for me to keep this money here due
to unstable political environment, What I am requesting from you is: (1)
to be my silent partner and receive the funds as the sole benefactor to the
contract amount which I shall secure all legal documentation to
authenticate our claim. (2) Receive the funds as the beneficiary, take out
your commission and keep the rest of the money until I arrive there to meet
you after the transfer is completed. the fund would be shared as follows:
(1) 40% to you as commission for your cooperation and assistance in
facilitating the transfer, while the 50% belongs to me and my colleague,
10% will take care of the expenses incurred from the amount on the
transaction process, and You will be free to take out your commission
immediately after the money hits your country. Since my objective is to
invest the money in a foreign country, The transaction is legitimate and
the money will be transferred successfully with all necessary back-up
official documents, as Soon as we reach an agreement and immediately
respond me with,

Your full Name.
Your telephone number,
Your occupation
,Your Home Address,
Your Country

Best Regards
Ryan Harrison.

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