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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: "Tony Onyia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <t_onyia@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:41:49 -0600
Subject: To Whom it may concern

Attention Sir/Madam,
 
I am Dr. Tony Onyia former personal assistant to the former Governor, His Excellency Ex-Governor Dr. James Onanefe Ibori of the Niger Delta State currently undergoing trial with United Kingdom Metropolitan Police on Money Laundry/Trafficking, my boss had got the situation full under control until last-week when the hearing of the suites took a new trend that he does not know his fate for now, thence' he requested thus that I:-
 
While we were still in the office as the governor of Niger Delta State, Niger delta region, in one of his dealings secretly he kept US$160,000.000.00{One Hundred and Sixty Million United States of American Dollars Only} in a Bank A/c in the United Arab Emirates{U.A.E} so now that anything can happen as his case is nolonger under his control he  asked me to get it transferred Abroad with a worthy partner after-which we will gratify the partner with good percentages for his/her co-operation in the transfer to be done successfully but unknown to me that MR. Jerry Edwards of Kentucky, USA was up to some mischief as he co-operated fine with me until the first US$7,000.000.00{Seven Million United States of American Dollars Only} was successfully transferred into his Bank A/c with Farmer National Bank of Kentucky and he is nowhere to be found till this time hence my Boss Dr. James Ibori Ex-Governor asked me last-week to get a reputable partner whom I can send the remaining U
 
RISK:-
 
There are no risk to be worried about all am concerned is your 100% co-operation to achieve this because the Diplomatic Company has assured and explained that they are more than competent to have Diplomatic Baggage(s) delivered to you without any problem.,
 
SHARING:-
 
For your kind gesture to assist all the way in getting this transaction termed a success, we agreed to compensate you adequately with 15% of the entire funds and 5% of the entire funds is been slated out for all the expenses to be incured both locally and Internationally while the remaining 80% will be used to go into any lucrative business proposal that you will advise us to go into after the delivery of the Diplomatic Baggage must have been successfully delivered to you.
 
Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you today.
 
Truly Yours.
 
Engr. Mr. Tony Onyia
 

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