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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: "Susan Mohammad." <susan1980mohallad@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: susan13mohammad@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:15:02 +0200
Subject: HELLO.

DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THAT THIS IS A LETTER THAT IS BOUND TO TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE AND I FEEL YOU WOULD HARDLY EXPECT TO READ FROM ME SINCE WE ARE NEW FRIEND. I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR ALMIGHTY GOD-FEARING PERSON[S] THAT CAN HELP ME OUT OF MY PRESENT PREDICAMENT [UNPLEASANT SITUATION]. MY NAME IS SUSAN MOHAMMAD, 26 YEARS, FROM SRI LANKA [ASIA], AND A DAUGHTER TO LATE MOHAMMAD USMAN OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO WORKED WITH SRI LANKA EMBASSY IN THAILAND FOR TWO YEARS.I LOST MY FATHER, MOTHER, DURING THE DISASTER WHICH TAKE PLACE 06 FEB 2006 MORE THAN 600 HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING AFTER RED SEA FERRY DISASTER AROUND 350 SURVIVORS AM AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT ALFIE TODAY AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE OF UNITED NATION AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN UNITED KINGDOM . UNFORTUNATELY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SAID THAT THEY DON'T ACCEPT MORE REFUGEE AND THEY DO NOT ALLOWED ME TO INTER INSIDE LONDON I AM WRITING TO YOU NOW IN UNITED KINGDOM AIR PORT REFUGEES. DETENTION CAMP WHERE THE VICTIMS OF THE EVENT
ARE KEPT INCLUDING MYSELF AND OTHER REFUGEES . NO SHELTER, NO GOOD FOOD. OH I GIVE GLORY TO GOD FOR US TO BE ALIVE TODAY! GOD IS GOOD AND GREAT!! PRAISE GOD BEFORE MY FATHERS' SUDDEN DEATH, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$12,000,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) IN CASH WITH A BANK . NOW THAT HE IS LATE, AM [ SEARCHING FOR A RELIABLE, CAPABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT CAN ASSIST ME CLAIM, RECEIVE AND SAFE-KEEP THIS FUND IN HIS/HER CUSTODY IN HIS/HER COUNTRY AND RELOCATE ME TO JOIN HIM/HER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLAIMS AS A RESULT OF INSECURITY OF LIEFS AND PROPERTIES HERE IN UNITED KINGDOM PLEASE INDICATE YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST ME, SO THAT ALL THE INFORMATION'S ABOUT THIS FUND WILL BE PASSED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY. SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES, HOME/OFFICE ADDRESSES, INTERNATIONAL IDENTITY, TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. AND ALSO ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME AT THE END. KEEP THIS TRANSACTION TO YOURSELF ONLY. IF THIS TRANSACTION IS PROP
ERLY EXECUTED, I AM PREPARED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.
REGARD, SUSAN MOHAMMAD.MY EMAIL BOX IS/ susan13mohammad@yahoo.com /



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