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: Brooklyn Rodney <brooklynrodney4@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:59:19 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Do not despair at my sudden contact, there is a business proposal that I
want to initiate with you, and i demand that you can handle this proposal
with a serious mind, as it requires utmost urgency and attention. I am
Brooklyn Rodney, Senior Audit Officer under the City of New York Office of
the Comptroller, John C. liu, and as a matter of fact i was asked to
contact you to draw your attention to this beneficial matter.

In other words, Am Contacting you in a benevolent spirit; utmost confidence
and trust to provide an account as solution to money transfer of a huge
amount of fund (amount undisclosed), all modalities has been mapped out, it
is legal and confidential.

Contact me for details.

Best Regard,
Brooklyn Rodney

Anti-fraud resources: