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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: MIKE EGINI <mikeegini01@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:06:41 +0100
Subject: Attention:Mrs.



Letter from Mr.MIKE EGINI ( TRANSFER OF USD$25M ).


Hello My Friend,

My name is Mr.MIKE EGINI, the Former Accountant Auditor of the Oceanic Bank Plc, now the CEO/National Audit Associations, West/Africa.

I am sorry for any inconvincies this my mail might cause you as I am on my kind search of a God fearing person, a reliable, well trusted; sincere and honest in good faith and total confidence to trust this huge funds in Question valued USD$25.000,000:00 ( TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR'S ) through telegraphic wire transfer within the intervals of 7day's with the virture of my position and after my confirmations of your interest to handle this project .

This is a risk free business contact to you and MUST be handled legally to avoid any problem on both sides while the remittance procedures is on progress along the line. Please, there is no time to waste as I would like you to know that IT MUST BE HANDLED legally ,just any eyebrow along the way while this business progresses.Be rest assured that this funds will hit into your designated bank account of your choice after the legal procedures in your favour as the Next of Kin to the late depositor.This funds has been lying down for the past 12year's ago now. All my efforts to locate the relation over the release of this funds proved failure . I am now contacting you for the release of this funds to you as the Next of Kin to my late clients .I shall recommend you to the paying bank managements as the next of kin so that this funds can be paid out to you before the end of this month.

For more information/s, all the vital document's on the name of my late client that covered the genuinety and existance of this funds remain valid and confidential with me as his lawyer .As I am contacting you now, on your acceptance to my proposition and have agreed to my offered 30% of the total amount of USD$25M involved, kindly get back to me by URGENT TELEPHONE CALL so that we can discuss.

Your's Sincerely,

Mr.MIKE EGINI
Tel:+229 99 78 23 46

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