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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: Benjamin Asraf <benjaminasraf@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 08:14:47 -0700
Subject: My greetings to you,

My greetings to you,

My name is John Adofo, I'm the only son of late Dr and Mrs Yaya Adofo, the
formal General overseer of Gold Mine in Kane-ma and also a big exporter of
Gold from Kane-ma City to London and India .My late father, gave me a
secret concerning money he deposit in the Bank in my name as the next of
kin. He deposits the sum of 18,000.000.00 US Dollar, and because of my
father's wealth his business associates poisoned him, and this is why i am
seeking for a good person who will assist me to transfer this money to a
foreign Account.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following way.To assist me
claim this fund from the Bank as the foreign partner of my late father and
to help me transfer this money to your Account in your country. And also to
make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on my behalf in
your country and also to secure a college for me in your country to further
my education. And to make arrangement for my travel to your country after
the money have transferred to your Account. I will give you 20% of the
total sum of 18,000,000.00 US Dollar as soon as the money comes into your
Account.

Please this fortune I have revealed to you should remain confidential as it
is only you who i have tell about this money my late father deposit in my
name as the next of kin, so do not tell anyone about it because my fathers
relatives made some attempts on my life in order to inherit my fathers
wealth when i was 17 years old, so due to this attitude of my father's
relatives, I decided to run out of Kane-ma City to Accra Ghana, where i am
presently living now.

Remain Blessed
John Adofo

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