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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: "ENQIURY FROM MASTER LUMBA" <demba002@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: demba001@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:58:45 +0000
Subject: ENQIURY FROM MASTER LUMBA

HOPE YOUR BUSINESS IS MOVING SMOOTHLY.
MY NAME IS DEMBA LUMBA ZIMBABWE BY NATIONALITY,I HAVE DESIRE TO START OFF BUSINESS WITH THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAS($US3.2M )LEFT FOR ME BY MY LATE FATHER DR YUSUF LUMBA THE OWNER OF LUMBA OIL PLANT ZIMBABWE ADDRESS FIRST POST JUNTION ZIMBABWE.HE WAS FORMAIL CHIRMAN OF ZIMBABWE LAND ESTATE ASSOCIATION 2000 TILL 2003,MY FATHER DIED WITH OUT SICK BUT THROUGH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER BECAUSE OF LITLE MISUNDERSTANDING HIS YOUNGER BROTHER STAVE HIM TO DEATH ON A FAITHFULL DAY OF 30TH JULY 2004 IN OUT HOME TWON.BEFORE HIS DEATH HE SLASHED THIS MONEY ON MY NAME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND HIS SPECIAL BENEFICIARY WITH WELL TRUSTED HOLDING FIRM IN GAMOUGANI DAKAR.

AFTER HIS DEATH OUR FAMILY LAWYER ADVICE ME AND MY MOTHER TO LIVE OUR COUNTRY FOR SELFTY OF OUR LIFE BECAUSE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER MAY PLAN TO KILL US TO TAKE OVER MY FATHERS PROPERTY WHEN EVER HE IS FREE FROM JAIL AS HE WAS SAVING 3 YEAR.

SO I CEASE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGEABLE ASSISTANCE AND YOUR MORAL GUARDIANS IN ANY BUSINESS OR ANY IDEAL OF INVESTING THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE THAT I CAN NEVER REGRET IN MY LIFE.THE MUST INPORTANT THING I NEED FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO ARRANGE AND COME DOWN HEAR DAKAR SENEGAL SO THAT WE CAN SEE FACE TO FACE.AFTER WE SEE OUR SELFS THEN WE CAN PROCCED TO THE HOLDING FIRM WHERE THIS DEPOSIT WAS ORIGINALY MADE BY MY LATE FATHER FOR THE CLIAM,LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.I HAVE THE VITAL DOCUMENT CORVED THIS FUND WHICH I MAY SEND TO YOU LATER,
KIND REGARD
DEMBA LUMBA.



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