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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. Michael Lee Pyle" <jleehhhh@tim.it>
Reply-To: michaellee_pyle@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 21:02:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Personal Letter


Good Day,

My name is MR. Michael Lee Pyle; I am the personal consultant to Dame Mrs. Allison Madueke the former Petroleum Resources Minister in Nigeria under the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan, she held the position for the period of 8 years. As you may know, Dame Mrs. Allison Madueke is currently under house arrest here in London UK and she is being investigated for money laundering offences, she is also suffering from Cancer, and she is wanted for corruption charges in Nigeria. She has mandated me to source for a trustworthy individual that can handle a personal business that involved movement of huge sum of money out of London UK.

The said money is currently lodged in a private security Volt here; I am the only person that she has given the authority to make sure that the funds are moved to a safe and secure place before we talk about the best investment area to go into.

The amount involved is US$145, 000,000, (One Hundred and Forty five million dollars only) and she has mandated me to secretly solicit for a trustworthy and reliable person who can provide the enabling environment for easy movement of the funds.

If you are willing to actualize this deal with us, we are willing to let you have 25% of the total sum; 25% for me and the rest for her.

If you can handle the movement of the funds and effectively invest same in a lucrative business venture, please get back to me for more directives.

Please note that this is absolutely confidential and should be kept to yourself. Reach me back for further details.

Regards
MR. Michael Lee Pyle

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