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: "Mr.Dennis Bam" <sobou.abrofou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardfairbank39@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:57:26 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON !

Dear Winner,

Congratulations, Your email address has been selected as the
beneficiary of US $1,000,000.00 in the 2020 end of year promotion and a
brand new.

Toyota car (Toyota Prius) International programs held in Europe.

You can view our website to view your new car ready for shipment to you.

http://www.toyota.com/prius

Note: Facebook Lottery Prize must be claimed not later that 7days from

date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won.

Note: Any prize not claimed within this period 7days will be forfeited.

You only have seven days to claim your prize. NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO

KEEP THE NEWS OF YOUR WINNINGS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

Facebook Toyota Promotions.For claim of prize fund, Kindly Contact

your claims Agent: Dr.richard d. fairbank

Via Email Address: richardfairbank39@gmail.com

Fill your Details below.

Full Name:
Address:
City:
States:
postal code:
Country:
copy of passport, identity card or drivers license:

Best regards,
Award Notification Team
Facebook! LOTTERY INC, UK
2020 Facebook! Toyota Promo

Anti-fraud resources: