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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: "hernandez di maria" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 00:06:31 +0100
Subject: from hernandez.(04/2/11)


Hi Dear,

My name is Mrs. Maria Hernandez. I am 63 years old. I am dying woman who has
decided to donate what I have to you for charity/motherless babies/less
privilege in the world.

I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago. I have been touched by God to
donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for good work of
God. I have asked God to forgive me and believe he has because he is a merciful
God. I will be going in for an operation on Friday.

I got your contact from a business directory and picked you randomly for this
project. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$9.8 Million dollars to you for
the good work of God . At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now
due to the fact that my relatives (That have squandered the funds I gave them
for this purpose before)are around me and my health status also.

My family lawyer is aware of the fact that I will adjust my WILL as soon as you
get back to me with your name and address, telephone & fax number, I will
forward the deposit certificate to you and the lawyer so that he can contact the
Security Company where the $9.8M is deposited in safe, sealed Box and instruct
them to immediately move the deposit to your address, bank or whichever way you
deem appropriate to receive the deposit. The company is not aware of the content
of the deposit as I tagged it as personal effects for export for securities
reasons. I will inform them I have willed (the trunk Box) to you so you will
have full access to them with the deposit reference number: MGR/WDS/95773/50015/MSVD/3196GB/BNLX.

All I ask of you is to make sure that you use this money for the work of God and
service to humanity. I know I don’t know you but I have been directed to do this
by God. I wish you all the best and may the good God bless you abundantly as you
work toward this humanitarian mission.

Lastly, I want you to pray for me regarding my health, because I have come to
find out that wealth acquisition without God in one’s life is vanity. If you
have to die, says the Lord: keep fit and I will give you the crown of life. I
believe we serve the same God and that we are all going back to him when we die.

Respond immediately with your name, address, contact information and I will give
you details to open up communication with the company and my personal assistant.
May the Grace of our Lord, the love of God, and the sweet fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with you now and forever more, Amen.

If you want to reply, kindly send me an email to: hernandezdimaria@luckymail.com.


Kind hearted.



Your sister in the Lord,




Mrs.M.Hernandez

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