joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: mrjbala@gmail.com
Reply-To: mrjbala1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 02:21:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED???




Dear Friend,
   I know this revelation will keep you wondering why should I trustyou with this information’s I am about to reveal to you or if what I am sayingis the truth! Meanwhile, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that mademe to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession; from Burkina Faso in West Africaand currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit ofAfrican Development Bank.
 
REASONS; My main reason of contacting you to assist me in this business isbecause my wife needs an urgent surgery for CANCER OF THE BREAST AND I NEEDPART OF MY OWN SHARE OF THE FUND to effect this SURGERY.
 
 I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($13.5million)into your account as long as you are willing, capable and trustworthy. This moneybelonged to one of my client a politician, from Congo Republicwho came to my department with the money and request that we deposit thismoney on his behalf. however, i got information 2007 that this man wasinvolve in illegal mining of Congo Diamond which led to his arrest andimprisoned.  Just last September we got information that the Mr Nzubakone died in the prison. my happiness now, is that the man did not indicateany one to stand as his next of kin and i am sure no body knows that hedeposited this money with my bank. However, i am a civil servant and we are notpermitted to operate foreign account here, so i want you to apply as the nextof kin to this fund while i shall stay in this bank and monitor the wholeprocesses until you confirm this huge sum in your account. there is absolutelyno
risk involve because I have every information about this fund and I with mybanking experience, I know what it takes to make such claim without the interferencesof anyone.
Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be sharedbetween us in the ratio of 60/40 and I hope you have an account capable toaccommodate this huge sum?.  Furtherdetails of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive yourreturn mail.
have a great day.
best regardsMr. Jackson Bala


Anti-fraud resources: