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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: rose malusi <mohd.ibm1212@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 02:14:26 -0500
Subject: Letter



From: Mrs. Roselyn Malusi.
Johannesburg,South Africa
Telephone:+ 27-83-573-5287.
Email:mrs.malusiroselyn@outlook.com

DearSir/Madam

I amaware that you will be surprised at the receipt of this inquiry from me. Firstof all, I am Mrs. Roselyn Malusi, the wife of Mr. Johnson Malusi a citizen ofZimbabwe. I got your information during my search for a reliable andGod-fearing person that can assist my family carry out investment undertakingsto the volume of (USD35.5M) in your county. The above amount representsproceeds from sale of my late husband’s landed property in Zimbabwe.

My latehusband was a famous farmer in Zimbabwe and was assassinated by forces loyal toPresident Robert Mugabe following the terrible crisis that resulted from hisLand Use Reform Policy, which has left thousands of Zimbabweans (includingwhite farmers) dead or displaced. My late husband sensed these terrible developmentsand quickly sold his farm lands including other landed properties of the familyand secretly sent and lodged the proceeds (USD$35.5M) with a private securitycompany in South Africa, a neighboring country. It is important to state herethat my late husband secured the funds in a deposit box and declared content ofthe box as “family valuables”.

He alsodesignated the deposit box as “transit”, meaning its final destination isabroad. This means that the security company is not aware that actual contentof the deposit box is money. This was for obvious security reasons. It will beimportant here to inform you that due to our political status in South Africa(Refugees), we are not allowed by law to invest the money in South Africa. Thisis why we are seeking the assistance of a foreigner to receive the money onbehalf of my family for investment purposes.

Furtherdetails will be given to you by our financial adviser immediately you indicateinterest. You may contact me on my private e-mail address or telephone statedabove. May God bless you as you accept to assist my family with this request?

My Emailaddress: mrs.malusiroselyn@outlook.com

BestRegards,
Mrs.Roselyn Malusi.
For thefamily.

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