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: Mrs stacy Tracy <mrsstracy00_7@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:15:42 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE


I am Mrs. Stacy Assistant Manager in Unity Trust Bank London, For
your kind attention, I will be very glad if you do assist me to
relocate the sum of (US$10,200,000.00 Million Dollars) to your
personal bank account for the benefit of both of us as a foreign
partner.
All confirm able legal documents to back up the claims will be obtain
legally here, I shall be directing you on the process I don't want
this money to go into our Bank recovery account as abandoned fund; I
will come over to your country as soon as the fund is transfer
successfully into your account.

This is 50/40 business deal because of your account and support, while
10% will be mapped out for expenses. Also this matter should be a
confidential between you and me, Please delete it if you are not
interested. Upon the receipt of your reply and indication of your
capability.

I will send to you a draft text of application form to apply for the
money and more details, I don't want anyone here in the bank to know
my involvement during the process. here is my private mail box contact
me here in this my mail box ( mrsstracy212@yahoo.com )

PLEASE STATE YOUR INFORMATION BELOW TO KNOW YOUR CAPABILITY OF
HANDLING THIS DEAL.

1. FULL NAME..........
2. TELEPHONE NUMBERS.......
3. YOUR AGE......
4. YOUR SEX.........
5. YOUR OCCUPATION........
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY......
7. YOUR HOME ADDRESS..........
8. MARITAL STATUS............

Regards
Mrs. Stacy

Anti-fraud resources: