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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: barry wtite <engrbarrywhite@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:26:41 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend,

Good day and compliments, I know this letter will definitely come to you as
a surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it carefully
as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine my future and
continued existence. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Sgt William
Reeder, in 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division here
that Patrols Damascus, Syria. I am desperately in need of assistance and I
have summoned up courage to contact you.

I am presently in Syria and I found your contact particulars in an address
journal. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $26m
(Twenty-Six Million United States Dollars) to you, as far as I can be rest
assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here.
This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved.

SOURCE OF MONEY:

Some money in US DOLLARS was discovered and concealed in barrels at a
location in Damascus when we conducted a foot patrol, and it was agreed by
all party present that the money be shared among us. This might appear as
an illegal thing to do but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for
the risks we have taken with our lives in this hellhole. The above figure
was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of money became a
problem for me. So, with the help of an English priest contact that comes
to pray for us here in the camp, I was able to get the package out to a
safe location entirely out of trouble spot. He does not know the real
contents of the package as he believes that it belongs to an American who
died in an air raid. Who before giving up, trusted me to hand over the
package to his close relative.

I have now found a secured way of getting the package out of Syria for you
to pick it up. I do not know how long I will remain here, as I have been
lucky to survive 2 suicide bomb attacks by Pure Divine intervention. This
and other reasons put into consideration have prompted me to reach out for
help. If it might be of interest to you then Endeavor to contact me
immediately and we would work out the necessary formalities, but I pray
that you discreet about this mutually benefiting relationship.

I promise to give you 40% of the total sum as your own share and 60% for
me. I hope I am being fair on this deal?

The only telephone access we have here is radio message which is for our
general use and is being monitored; therefore, all communication will be
via email until we finish our assignment. Please keep it to yourself even
if you are not interested.

Respectfully,
Sgt William Reeder,
United States Soldier: Syria
Note reply me this email to: williamsreeder@gmail.com

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