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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: "Chief Jeh C.Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <JehCJohnson@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 06:04:51 +0800
Subject: Greetings

Chief of Department of Homeland Security Jeh C Johnson
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20528
JehCJohnson@qq.com
202-681-1924


Greetings to you dear beneficiary,

I will like to introduce myself to you,am the new Secretary of
Department of Homeland security appointed by Barrack Obama after the
resignment of Ms Janet...i am an Attorney before i was installed the
new chief of Department of Homeland security here in the United state
of America.

I was going through some files that was transferred to me after the
resignment of Ms janet,i discovered that you are among one of the
people that has unsettle transactions with the Department of Homeland
Security,International Monetary funds,FBI and many other departments
within the state and outside the states....most especially Africa and
also some Financier Institutions due to the much internet scams and so
many people impersonating different office to rip of off your funds
that they are in no possession of funds.

Dear Beneficiary i want to inform you that no office or Financier
institution are in possession of your huge compensated funds aside
from the US Department of Homeland Security,Washington DC and your
file is currently on desk awaiting a clear contact with you before i
can go ahead and disburse this long awaited funds worth
$17.5MillionUSD to you....i have been given a mandate by the President
Barrack Obama to disburse your huge funds worth $17.5MillionUSD to you
as soon as i have a direct contact with you...i have attach my
identification card within this email for your view.

Dear Beneficiary a claim came directly to my desk that you and your
family are all dead and a Wellsfargo account was provided by one Mr
Andy who claims to be your Next of Kins and that we should forward
this huge compensated funds worth $17.5MillionUSD into the Wellsfargo
bank account,but God so kind after a proper investigation i discovered
that Mr Andy is just an identification theft and nothing of such
happened and that you and your family are very much alive....I am so
happy that am having a direct contact with you.

You are advice to get back to me immediately so i can disburse your
huge funds worth $17.5MillionUSD to you.....and to also confirm to me
your information below,if truly you are still alive or dead.

Complete Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Phone number:
Sex

Awaiting your soonest response.

Thanks

Chief Jeh C.Johnson

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