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: "David Koch" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kochdavid512@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 13:37:55 -0700
Subject: Contacting you for Investment purpose

Hello,
 
How are you today? i hope you and your family is okay. i want to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you, i am Mr.David Koch from Accra Ghana, i work with THE ARB APEX BANK LTD ACCRA GHANA. i have a legitimate
contract job offer for you, i want to know if you have the ability, workforce and strength to help me to invest in the following sectors: real estate, hotel management/tourism, stock management and commercial agriculture in your country and get rewarded financially without affecting your convenience upon my instruction, but if you know any other profitable business that can yield a good profits kindly let me know.
 
I am consulting you on business grounds as i seek for a reputable real estate firm, foreign partner or an individual that can assist with scouting of a well sited landed estate i can invest into outside ghana or other
lucrative sectors that can yield good profit from my investment. most importantly, you will be required to inspect, monitor and close up transactions on my behalf. due to the sensitivity of my position i hold here
in my bank so i cannot handle this transaction outside ghana that is the reason i am contacting you to manage this investment over there in your country and because of the unstable economies and developed nations where i
can get good profit for the investment that's why i contacted you.
 
What i am requesting is a reputable real estate firm, foreign partner or an individual, who will be willing to receive (us$20,500,000.00) on my behalf in your country, and put it to good use for a period not exceeding two years
for a start. these are my terms: (1) we are going to invest the fund in the business which you know will give us profit and after two years we are going to share the profit. that is, you do not pay any interest on the money but
you will give me 50% of all profits after tax that accrued from the use of the funds.(2) if you are not in line of business, it  doesn’t stop you from receiving the fund. you can receive this fund and keep it safely for two
months in your position before my arrival in your country and i will compensate you with 30% of the total amount after my arrival in your country.
 
For more discussions regarding this investment, i will like to have the below information of yours to see your capabilities to handle investment of this huge amount.
 
Full Name:       
Full Address:    
Telephone Number:          
Mobile Number:                 
Country Of Origin:              
 
Finally, The Most Reason Why I Contacted You For This Investment Purpose In
Your Country Is In Other To Secure The Future Of My Children After
 
 
Retirement.
 
Thanks.
Mr.David Koch

Anti-fraud resources: