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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: betty kwassi <kwasbett@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 03:04:11 -0800
Subject: Documentation/Statistic

Dear Friend,

I am the Director Documentation/Statistic,Archive office on Fact Finding
and Special Duties,As an officer, I have discovered from The Government
Contract Award Blue Prints,an over inflated contract sum.

The original Executor of the said Contract has been fully
paid through their nominated Bank Account Via Marine Midland Bank New York,

I am the only Person aware of this fact, but I demand your cooperation to
transfer the over invoiced sum of$10.M USD to your nominated bank account.

I have to put in place an introductory letter purported to have been
written by the Original Executors of the Contract whose name is Ms. G. J B
Davis Construction England, Stating that they transferred ownership of this
fund to your Company as a sister Company.This letter has to be backdated
and will be registered with the Federal Parastatals where the Contract
emanated .

With this introductory letter, we will have full access to obtain all
relevant Documents that will justify your claims over the
fund.Normalization and Validation of Contract Payment from the Supreme
Court,Federal Ministry of Justice.the Originals Copies of all these
Documents will Cost a lot of money but I will take care of all the expenses
except, COST OF COURIER which will be required from you because your
signature is required on all the Original Documents.

Before we start,you will send your
1.passport photograph or drivers license
2.your fax and phone numbers for easy communications
3.Your account number where the fund will be transferred.

i will help you with all the paper work. which will only take 14 days to
conclude.
Please get back to bettykwassi@yahoo.com.hk urgently as i have finalized
all the relevant arrangements.Call me on my mobile phone on the receipt of
this message.

Best regards,
Mrs.Betty Kwassi
Tel::+ 234 81 208 18 835

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