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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: "Miss Beck Susan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <becksusan04@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:24:31 -0700
Subject: Be My Foreign Benficiary, Urgent Attention Is Highly Needed

Dear Beloved,
 
I am very sorry to contact you in this manner, but I respectfully insist that you read this mail carefully for God sake.
 
I am a citizen of Sudan the Daughter of Late Engr.Mike Matthew Beck,who was killed by rebels during Presidential Political problem in my country Darfour,Sudan Before my Father's death,he instructed and confided in me as his daughter about his business.
 
As a matter of fact my father gave me some document bearing the name of a Bank in Accra the capital of Ghana, which he told me the place he deposited huge amount of money when he had an information about the war this money which is in the tone of $14 million us Dollars is now lying at the Bank armed with the document my father gave to me.
 
I flew to Accra,Ghana where I confirmed the document the Governor of the bank went through the documents and my name was shown as next of kin in the deposit form how ever my father had earlier informed me that he deposit this $14 Millions US Dollars to enable me transfer it out of African and invest it in foreign country with the assistant of a foreign trustfully beneficiary.
 
I need you as my foreign trustful beneficiary for you to equally not sideline me because the money will be transferred to you in your country abroad, On completion of this transaction, I wish to offer 30% of the total sum for your directive and there is no risk involved both now and future.
 
I want you to send me your full name, phone number,current residential address, to enable me to send you the documents that my father use to deposit the fund in the bank to enable you go true the documents properly because I have met with the Attorney who stand for my late father and he told me that as soon as I see a trustfully foreign beneficiary who is going to assist me to receive the fund in oversea that he will assist me to make all necessary legal arrangements for you to receive this fund successfully in your country as my foreign beneficiary. There after i can come over.
 
I hope to read back from you as soon as possible.
God bless you .
 
Regards,
Miss Beck Susan
 

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