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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: STACY <stacyatieno1950@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stacyatieno68@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:15:39 +0100
Subject:

Hi,

Sorry for my late reply, it was because of the issue i told you i'm
having with my husband, he seized my laptop, i managed to retrieve it
now to send you this email, my correspondence might be slow sometimes
because i hide to send you emails because he monitors me, i saw the
documents you sent but the 3rd file couldn't download, are you giving
me your word and assurance that once i pay the $8,850 dollars, the
compensation ATM card will be delivered to me at the hospital address
i gave you in Kenya? and i can be withdrawing cash from ATM's in Kenya
with the card? can i transfer money from the ATM to bank accounts? can
i use the ATM card on POS machines and online shops? please the agent
has to wait for me at the hospital gate and text me that he is their
so i can meet him there, i don't want him calling my phone or coming
inside the hospital because i don't want my husband to meet him, i
hope there won't be issues if i try to withdraw from ATM's? like i
told you earlier, i'm a Singaporean married to a Kenyan, we have a
private hospital in Kenya and another hospital in Singapore, so i
travel to Singapore often, if i travel to Singapore can i use the ATM
card in Singapore too, the limit i can send via western union or
moneygram is $2000 dollars, send 3 more names so i can split the
transfer.

If i pay the $8,850 tomorrow can the agent depart Nigeria for Kenya
the same day with the ATM card? answer all questions and assure me,
once you reassure me and send more names i will pay the money
tomorrow.

Awaiting your response,

Dr Stacy

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