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: Emmanuel Johnson <emmanueljohnsonmissioninchrist@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 02:09:48 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Hello,


I got your contact through the internet and I decided to reach you.I need a
trust worthy foreigner that I can strike a deal.

I am an accountant working with the Audit Department of ABSA Bank
Johannesburg South Africa.Some times January 2008, one of my customer named
Rodney Burrow made a numbered time Fixed) Deposit, valued Eleven Million,
Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars($11,500,000.00 USD)for twelve
calendar months in my Bank branch. The fund was discovered during our
recent audit in the bank.

Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
that he was among the victims of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
that happened some times last year.

The said fund is still in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. In accordance with the
South African Government Law, at the expiration of 8 (Eight) years, the
money will be revert to the ownership of the Government Of South Africa
if nobody come for the claim.

Consequently, I shall present you as the next of kin to the depositor,to
make the claims.I have the duplicate copy of the Deposit Certificate. With
my position,I will make proper arrangement to make sure that the fund is
paid to you.All you need to do is to indicate interest and I will proceed
with the arrangement.

Upon the success of the transaction,the money will be share in the ratio of
60% for me, 40% for you .There is no risk involved as I will use my
position as an auditor to secure approvals.

If these proposals interest you, let me know and I will send to you the
Detailed Information's on how this business would be successfully
transacted. please include your private phone number for voice contact.


Look forward to your urgent reply via my email

emmanueljohnsonmissioninchrist@gmail.com

Thanks,

Best regards.

Emmanuel Johnson

Anti-fraud resources: