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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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Fraud email example:

From: "john etembe" <johnetembe@gawab.com>
Reply-To: etemjohn005@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:47:36 GMT
Subject: From John Etembe

Good day to you,
I would like to solicit your co-operation through this medium for an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country.
 
We have a substantial capital we honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise us and also be the executor of the said venture in your country for the mutual benefits of you and us.
(Such as real estate managemenet)
 
I am John Yaya Etembe almost 20 years in two months and my sister Bintou 18 years.
 
We are from Ivory Coast.We are ORHPANS.We lost our father and mother a couple of months ago.My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.
 
He was assasinated last october by the rebels. He was injected and he could not survive it and later died in a private hospital here in Abidjan,following the political uprising before his death, he called me by his bedside and informed me about the money he deposited with my name as his first son,he also made me to know that he packed this money in trunk boxes and deposited them in a security finance house which he declared the contents as family valuables for safety purposes.
 
Your able co-operation is to become our business partner and our guardian in your country and create ideas on how this money will be invested and properly managed after the money has been transfered to your custody with your assistance.
Meanwhile,on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal,I will furnish you with the full details of the deposit and the procedure.
 
The amount involve is (twenty million united states dollars.We will mutually agree on your percentage and also your share for helping us to secure the release of the deposit since there is political problem in our country now.
 
Right now,we are willing to offer 15% of the total sum for your acceptance to assist us.we will be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you,if you so desire but we do urge you to give this matter your immediate attention as it deserves.
 
Looking forward to your response soonest.
 
God bless you.
 
Yours Faithfully,
John Etembe & Bintou my sister
 

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