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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: "joy_joy@cantv.net" <joy_joy@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:30:38 -0430
Subject: DEAREST ONE TREAT ME LIKE YOU BLOOD SISTER

 
 
      My name is JOY a citizen of REPUBLIC
                  OF COTE D'IVOIRE.wife to Chief James Ibori   former Executive Governor of Delta State IN NIGRIAN  
for an international   business relationship/partner. I am residing in   Abidjan the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire NOW
                 ATTENTION. 
 
I AM JOY   wife to Chief James Ibori     FROM ABIDJAN COTE D IVORIE  James Ibori, IS MY HUSBAND BUT HE IS A    former Executive Governor of Delta State IN NIGRIAN BUT I AM HER FRACH WIFE FROM  COTE D IVORIE ABIDJAN  HERE YOU CAN VERIFY FROMANYBODY  Without much TIME  I have to go straight to the point of my having contact to you. Right now I am undergoing a serious persecution from the President over allleged misappropriation of funds by my husband when he was the governor of our state. Kindly visit these three websites for more information clarification regarding this matter read carefully:
 
 
Resulting from this is my resolve to move to a third party a huge sum of money we have deposited THE SUN OF 35Minoins United States DOLLARS  with  offshore BANK   HERE IN ABIDJAN IN BIAOBANK through a foreign beneficiary who will receive and invest and manage same funds on our behalf pending when thins clear up.On completion of the transfer necessary commissions will be paid.  To enable us get started you need to immediately forward to me a brief profile of you,telephone BOTH ALL THE BANK informations as well as fax number and address. PLEASE FOR THE CONDITION OF ME AND WHERE AM STAYING I CAN NOT DO THIS MY  BYSELF, SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED I WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL NAME  E-MAIL/PHONE  CONTACTS OF THE BIAOBANK FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM AND TELL THEM THAT YOUR ARE  MY   HUSBAND FORIENG BUSINESS PARTNER I WILL GIVE YOU 10 PARCENT OF THE TOTAL  FUND IF YOU CAN HELP ME
 
  PLEASE SIR VERIFY ABOUT MY CONTRY IN WWW.ABIDJAN.NET AND SEE WHOT GOING HEAR IN MY CONTRY BUT MY HUSBAND IS A NIGRIAN  FOR MY LIFE SAVE AM ABIDJAN IN MY CONTRY THANKS I BEG TO STOP SO FAR TILL YOU  REPLY
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESS.
 
JOY JOHN ABU

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