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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: ibrahim Issa <issaibrahim24@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ahmedmustafa7052@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:28:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ibrahim


Hello,
 
My Name is Mr ahmed mustafa,The bill and exchange manager of a leading bank in Bamako Mali.i contact you to offer you worth ten Million,five Hundred United States Dollars(10,500,000.millonusd).I'm seeking for your assitance and co-operation in a business Which comes from my department.and is 100% riskfree.
I was very fortune to came across a deceased file when i was arranging the previous customers files in other to submit to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.I found out the deceased died without declaring his next of kin and nobody have come to claim the fund,It is clearly stated in our Banking foregin policy that if such fund remains unclaimed by the Customer's Next Of Kin after 5 years of the customer's death,the money will be transferred into the Bank tresury as an unclaimed fund.i,m the account officer of the decesaed and manager of the branch that can help us get this money in your account soon.
I would have done this deal alone but because the deceased is a foreigner so i  request of you as a foreigner to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the Next Of Kin to the deceased,If you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and confidentiality,reply with your contact necessary for the transfer.I need your urgent reply so that i will tell you steps to follow inorder to finalise this business transaction as soon as possible and for more details of the transaction.I'm waiting for your response.my e-mail ahmedmustafa7052@yahoo.com  
 
Yours Truly
Mr.ahmed.  
 



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