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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: Cathy Nola <nolacathyc@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cliphinds@ciaoweb.it>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:42:22 +0000
Subject: VALUED PARTNER



Sir
I am a Fund Manager cum Consultant with an Investment UK-Channel Island and I handle all our Investor's Capital Project Funds that enables me to have access to our numerous client's resources. Just recently we received a proprosal from one of our clients to secure a reputable foreign partner in your country to help them move a cetain amount of money into your personal or company's account.
What is needed presently is a reliable and trustworthy person that can work this deal out with us so that we can claim the funds and divert 1.2% Investors Excess Return Capital Funds to a Trust Funds Account. Anyone can be presented to claim the funds if so desired. On this note, the total sum of US$8.4m has been diverted representing the 1.2% Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investor Capital Project Funds.
Meanwhile,the strategies and technincalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches has been worked out.There is no risk attached and the funds in question can never be dictated or traced. Our sharing ratio is 70:30.If you are interested,please send your direct telephone numbers for discussion of this deal in further details.
Sincerely.
Cathy Nola
FF: MR. WILLIAM SAMUEL MACLEODhttp://www.fidelity-international.com/
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