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: Raphael Kamara <rkamara@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:43:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Raphael Kamara.

 From Raphael Kamara.
Hello My Dear
 
Good day to you. It is our pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my sister intend to establish in your country. I am Raphael Kamara and my sister Juliet. Although we have not met with you before but I believe, you will regard us as your friend and treat this message urgently.
 
We are writing you in absolute confidence to seek your assistance to transfer the sum of Fifteen million, United State Dollars USD ($15,000,000.00) which our late father deposited in a bank here in Ivory Coast. He wanted to used this money for his political reason in our Country before he was assassinated on his out Political campaign with our mother.
 
Now I and my sister have decided to invest these money in a country were there is no political war because we don't want to experience what we have past through in the past again. We want to transfer these funds for investment in your country. That was why I felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God you will help me invest this money wisely.
 
We are ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you can help us to manage this money another 10% as annual interest to you especially for securing the money for us which you will have absolute control over.
 
We are honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred. (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund  (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
 
I await your soonest response for more details.

Respectfully
Raphael and Julliet

  

WEB.DE DSL ab 19,99 Euro/Monat. Bis zu 150,- Euro Startguthaben und   
50,- Euro Geldprämie inklusive! https://freundschaftswerbung.web.de

Anti-fraud resources: