joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Allan Green <allan13green@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:21:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Reservation Enquiry


Hello,
I am Dr. Allan Green of haryana Cooperation India I
want to book reservation for
a summit organised by a christian
organisation,that

will commence on the 1st may 2006 and end on
the 18th May 2006.
Please get back to me with your rates and the total
cost for 7 delegates who will
stay for the duration of 18 days if these dates are

free and if you
can accomodate us so that we will book.
I expect your urgent response.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Allan Green



---------------------------------
Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket
Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

Anti-fraud resources: