419 scam: Confidential Project <ms.confidential111@gmail.com> FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

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:

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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Confidential Project <ms.confidential111@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 15:03:37 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION.

Dear Sir,

I am very sorry to intrude your privacy but I have an urgent need to
contact you because of your reputation. My name is Samer Malkawi, a
Jordanian, currently living in London and working for a Middle East bank. I
manage the account of very
wealthy Arab businessmen which often run into several millions.

One of my big clients traveled to Iraq for business and was caught up in a
crossfire which eventually killed him. His account which I managed is worth
$21,000,000.00 {Twenty One Million Dollars} and it has gone dormant over a
period. I have access to this account and want to transfer the fund to you
so we can share. The account is a secret account since he was a politician
and I can guarantee you 100% security and risks free transfer.

Contact me for more details if you are interested.

Regards,
Samer Malkawi

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam