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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: "ministerosafomaafo" <ministermaafoosafo@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:18:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: NOTIFICATION OF INVESTMENT


My Dear:Friend.I acknowledged your email today,but i need somebody who is ready to help me conclude this transaction.if you are ready to help me, you have to provide the following informations and your copy of your international passport or your driving licenses,please if you are really ready with your heart to help me provide all information i ask you to provide because i don't want anybody to betray me in this transaction,immediately you provide me your information i we give you my lawyer information and where i deposited the fund with the security company in europe, and him was my lawyer since my time in minister,and all the document that cover this fund are with my lawyer, because him was there when i make this deposit with the security company, please fee free to fill this form so that me and my lawyer we know you as my beneficiary of this fund.FULL NAMES:_______AGE:_________SEX______HOME ADDRESS:_______OFFICE ADDRESS:_________OCCUPATION:___________PERSONAL/MOBILE
NUMBER:_________HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________FAX NUMBER:_________MARITAL STATUS:___________COUNTRY:___________This transaction is a very intensive/magnitude in nature,$9.5 million we be release to you from the security comapny without know risk. so i want somebody who can work with my lawyer/barrister to make this a reality. this transaction will be divided this way: i am ready to give you 35% of the total amount, 10% for expensive incure in this transaction, so if you are ready to help me, give a reply with your information and i will give you the address of my lawyer and telephone number so that you can contact him. him will give you everything you need to know about how the security company will release this fund for you without any problem.Yours Sincerely,Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo.

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