|
|
joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
|
"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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- naomi_ezike@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: naomi ezike <naomi_ezike@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 22:43:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: My name is Naomi Adamawa
Hello Dear,
I am sorry for intruding into your privacy. My name is Naomi Adamawa with my brother Jacob, We are from Cote D` Ivoire but presently calling from Accra Ghana for security reasons . I am contacting you because I need your help to stand as my late father foreign business partner to claim the sum of twenty Million Dollars ($30.000.000.00) deposited in a security/finance firm in Ghana for immediate transfer to your country for onward investment.
My late father is the Formal Account Minister for the President during the Military rule. He was arrest and detained by the rebels when attack my country since 2003, until his untimely death in prison, my family and I have been unable to claim the fund because they request for my father foreign business trustee as foreign beneficiary outside Abidjan to claim the fund because the next of kin is a foreign partner without any name specified, that is why we are willing to reward you with 5 million dollars if you can stand as our late father foreign business partner to claim the fund from the firm and transfer them to your country without any risk because all the legal documents that covers the fund is here with us to proof and I have every details that shows the existence and legality of these fund in custody of the firm ( we shall introduce you to the firm as our late father foreign business trustee),
Please reply me back with your full details and also I send you the papers that covers the fund and contact the firm immediately for more details about the fund and how they can complete the transfer to your account with there Wire transfer service. .
Await your good reply.
Yours sincerely
Naomi Adamawa.
naomi_ezike@yahoo.fr
+233246282164.
|
Anti-fraud resources:
