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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: "Mrs.Coni Rani Sanbra" <glocimrg@aol.jp>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:47:28 -0400
Subject: Your urgent response,







Hello,

I have received your contact details through browsing online when I found your email through one of my associates as a good match for future business that will make both of us very happy! Allow me to introduce myself properly, I know that this massage may come to you as surprise but i chose to reach you through internet because it still remains the fastest medium of communication through, I found your email when i was searching for willingness and trustworthiness person that won't talk this fund as opportunity for himself only.

My name is Mrs.Coni Rani Sanbra I am currently the regional manager of CorisBank International Burkina Faso. Although I am American by birth, I have been based here in Burkina for almost 16 years now! I understand that this message must seem quite strange but I assure you, if my sources are correct, together we will be able to ensure the success of my proposal.

As the Regional Bank Manager, it is part of my job to send financial reports to my head office Burkina, over the course of 2016 – 2017 I was looking at the years fiscal report’s and I discovered that the branch that I am managing has funds that are not accounted for according to my head office. I have taken certain steps to make sure that these funds will also go undetected on all accounts. I have set this up so it will be risk free and like I said, if my sources are correct about you, everything will go perfectly. Currently the funds are in “escrow” without a beneficiary, basically put, the accountant is waiting for me to add a beneficiary to the account to allow the funds to be transferred as soon as our “work” is complete! As i am working in this bank, I cannot be seen to be connected directly to these funds, that would cause too many issues and risks for myself, hence why I am contacting you. As long as I have a third party (you) that I would be able to add as a beneficiary, we have open and clear communication together, both of us will be able to walk away more than happy and both with a new friend for life, I am sure!

I am in contact with several other potential prospects that my sources have informed me would also be a successful match, so a quick response would be in your best interest if you would like to proceed and receive further details let me know. What I need from you now is your readiness and trusts the funds we be remit to you.

Although i am not comfortable to send this proposal to you because of increase in SCAM and FRAUD especially in Africa , but i am too sure that this is not Scam because you have access to confirm,

Always Reply to my private Email Address: ( consarbr@hotmail.com )

I have reason of taking part in this pending transaction!

Best Regards,
Mrs.Coni Rani Sanbra


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