joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Gooden, Layette" <lgooden@regionalonehealth.org>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 15:15:37 +0000
Subject: reply to limkimjon@yahoo.com.hk

GREETING, Please did you get my previous email about you being a beneficiary to a late customer who made ​​a deposit of $ 8,370,000.00. In my banking service department at the Bank of China (BOC) united Kingdom without any next of kin. I introduced my self Kim Lim Jon to you as if you can remember i have all the Facts with me to guide you as the next of Kin we can both Share the Proceeds in a 50/50 ratio please reply to my Email: limkimjon@yahoo.com.hk

NOTE: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL and/or PRIVILEGED material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and promptly delete the material from your computer system. The attorney-client and work product privileges are not waived by the transmission of this message. IRS Circular 230 requires that we inform you that the advice contained herein is not intended to be used, and it cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.

Anti-fraud resources: