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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: "Lomogan" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:04:53 -0000
Subject: Reply me now

Dear Sir,

I write you this Business invitation directly based on my personal confidence on you after going through your email on the internet. I am Miss Sharon Lomogan, 21 years old, a citizen of Cape Verde Island . My parents Mr.and Mrs. Richard Lomogan died in a plane crash in December 26th, 2003 in Cotonou , Benin Republic on there way to lebanon.(www.cnn.com/2003/ WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash). I write you to seek refugee in your country and to further my education in your country.

I am a secondary school graduate and wishes to complete my education to higher level. One year after my parents died, my relatives forced me into early marriage. Against my wish i married a 36 years old man. My relatives said the man will give me protection as tradition demands in my country. I never knew the marriage i went into until i found out that the man i was married to associated with my relatives and soled my father's assets, and shared the fund among themselves. When i complained, i got all forms of abuse for answers.

None of my relatives did anything positive to help me. I was fast losing my life until the police rescued me and helped me got divorce papers from Court. But my relatives insisted i continue the marriage. I refused to stay back and listen to them. I went to my father's home save box for my school documents, International passport, and birth certificate. It was also in the boxes that i saw documents of my father's bank deposits of 25 Million British Pounds sterling (25,000,000..00 G.B.P). I took papers to the bank deposits and my travel certificates and took refugee in Ghana. I came to Ghana because, it is visa free for my country and the fund is deposited in two bank accounts in Ghana. I have visited the bank and they said i must get a foreign associate as indicated in the deposit agreement, and that is my reason of contacting you.

I do not want anything with my relatives, because they are selfish to me. Me and you can work with the fund through getting a university admission for me. with the University admission, i can get a visa easily and come to your country. The most important thing is my education. You can invest the fund in your business while you help me further my education in your country. The bank must make transfer of the fund to you immediately all lawful arrangements are made for us through the bank. I wait for your reply to help me.

Thanks. SHARON

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