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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: "Cindy Chuma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cindychuma@live.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:20:40 +0430
Subject: Very Urgent


Hello Dear,

Receive my calvary greetings in the Name of Our almighty God. I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since we have not met or known each other before, but i'm of the believe that you would be touched to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation and also i attached some of my pictures to you.

I am Miss Cindy Chuma, the daughter of Late Mr Paul Chuma who was assassinated by rebels in a political crises in my country 2011 by the agents of the ruling government of the President Robert Mugabe for their alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition part controlled by the entire minority. My father was a commissioner of Agriculture in my country Zimbabwe, and has a gold land in Accra Ghana. My late father was planning to contest for presidential election, that is why they killed him with my mother by assassination. Since after the death of my family, i am under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, i am being molested by police and my father's Bank Account both in Zimbabwe and abroad are being frozen by the Zimbabwe Government, Following the recent discovery of my father's Bank Account by the Zimbabwe Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$70 Million and DM52 Million was logged.

Now they have succeeded in killing my father, they will end up at nothing but to kill me too so that they will take over my fathers properties. As the only child it is no more safe for me to stay in my country and that is one of the reason why i am contacting you. In the Name of God i plead with you to stand on my behalf as my foreign guardian of 'TRUST' and the new beneficiary of the inheritance since it is the only way to process the claim. You will also help to make arrangement for me to join you in your country to continue my education and also to have a new life in your country.

I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that my late father deposited the sum of US$30,000,000, thirty million USA dollars with 15Kg of gold bricks to Red Cross Express delivery company Accra Ghana. Before this incident, he has already informed me how he carefully wrapped the money in an ultra violet material and safely placed in two metal trunk box used for medical supply by the red cross. The money was deposited at the Red Cross security company as family achieve not as fund for security reasons, as a result, the security and finance company does not know the original content of the consignment that contains the total fund, and also a fixed deposit Bank account in the Bank of Ghana which is still secured up till this moment. I therefore personally, appeal to you Seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country now due to the restriction of movement imposed on me here in the refugee camp. I am

Conclusively, i have agreed to offer you 30% percent of the total sum while 65% percent is for me and for profitable business/investment which you will advice me on, preferable properties in your country to enable my free movement by the Government of your country. While 5% mapped out for expenses as your government may demand for tax and it also covers your telephone bills. Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards.

Please reply to me with this email: cindychuma@gmail.com

Miss Cindy Chuma.

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