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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: Ijeoma Williams <ijeomawilliams212@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 07:21:17 -0700
Subject: Happy Good Friday

Attention:

Greeting in the name of the most High God. I am delighted to write
this letter to you hoping that you will understand my predicament and
respond to it. As Attorney to (Mrs.) Miriam Abacha, wife of the late
Nigerian head of state, General Sani Abacha. I am in possession of
US$50.5 Million, which I want to invest in your country. For
clarification purpose, this money enclosed in boxes is deposited with
a security company to be used for the family support program (F.S.P)
as a guise. This money ($50.5M) was deposited in a private Security
Company through the Central bank of Nigeria arrangement. I will
disclose the exact location and country in due course of this
transaction. This transaction is 100% risk free so long as I am
involved with you.

Please, this transaction demands absolute confidentiality for the
security of the families involved. For your acceptance of this offer
to help me, I will give you 25% of the total money, another 10% will
be used to offset any expenses incurred by both parties in the course
of the transaction. I wish to use my part of the money for investment
and buy a living house for me and my family in your country, and the
balance will be kept for more investment package also in your country,
which will be under my family supervision. You are free to go ahead in
this transaction with me.

If we must do this business successfully, we must keep it away from
the public please.

Looking forward to your quick response by calling my direct line
00-234-909-159-7429

Yours sincerely,

Ijeoma William.
00-234-909-159-7429

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