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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: Mr. Bla ODODO <blaododo12@yebomail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 05:13:25 -0700
Subject: blaododo12@yebomail.com

Dearest Friend,
REPLY ME AT: bla_ododo1966(at)yahoo.com
l am the principal treasury officer with bank of Africa in Cote d’Ivoire. I contacted you based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I assure you that this is real.
One of our late client, a national of your country, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Cote d’Ivoire, Made a (fixed) deposited valued at (Eighteen Million Two Hundred Thousand European Euros) €18,200,000.00 in my branch. as his personal account manager Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we discovered from his contract employers, PETRO-CI Corporation that my client died from an automobile accident. all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. and he did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork.
According to the law of Cote d’Ivoire, at the expiration of 5{five}years, the money will l revert to the ownership of the Cote d’Ivoire government if nobody claims the funds.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to deceased person for the fact that you have same last name with him so that this money will not be reverted by the government. If this request matches with your inward intention for success and greatness, then you are urged to make a quick response indicating your interest and readiness to participate and work with me to make this successful.
I wait for your urgent reply me at bla_ododo1966(at)yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Ododo Bla


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