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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: "KENNETH SLESSOR," <emekanem@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: kenslesor@blumail.org
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:35:34 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ANNUAL ACCOUNT CROSS CHECKING ALERT




OFFICE OF PRESIDENT DR.YAYI BONI,PRESIDENT & COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.      TO  YOUR  ATTENTION::
Good day to you, and how are you together with your family?
We the Federal Government of Benin are informing you to be reminded about the transfer we have with you which involved the huge amount of amount that was kept in this office for long, it was deposited in your name  and we were instructed  to send this amount to your account ,you are supposed to receive and confirm this fund in your account earlier before now, and this office has written you so many emails without any success/reply, but we are telling you to take an urgent step now so that we can be able to secure this amount and move it to you through a bank wire transfer, because we want this fund to be cleared off as soon as possible,time,i am telling you this because the bank is about to take an annual cross check account to enhance a forum for next year budget and if nothing has been done between now and soonest this amount will be cancelled for transfer and will be handed over to the country's investigation department office to handle, so you are
advice to review our last email and send the stipulated amount before any positive action could be taken.I believe it will do you more good to treat this matter with a sense of maturity because a lot of people is coming up for this fund and telling us that you are no where to be found and that is why you cannot reply to all the emails we have been sending to you. Note; that the fund is deposited and assigned to be transferred in your name and please confirm and tell us if really you are ready for the fund or not, because we are very confused that you are supposed to come up with this service charge and get the fund moved and confirmed directly  by you in your country.
BEWARE THAT IF WE ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT THE FUND HAS BEEN CONFISCATED, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO RETRIEVE IT BACK, SO DO SEND THE MONEY WITH THIS GIVEN INFORMATION BELOW,AND WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION;
KENNETH SLESSOR,PAYMENT DIRECTOR,PRESIDENCY.E-mail:(kenslesor@blumail.org)

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