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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: Estrada Lorenzo <esloren111222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: silllcinc@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:50:12 +0100
Subject: Re: Can I Trust You With This?


Dear Friend,

Good day and compliments, I know this letter will definitely come as a
surprise to you, but I implore you to take the time to review it carefully,
as the decision you make will determine my future and my continued
existence. Please let me introduce myself. I am Sgt Lorenzo Estrada in the
4th Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team here patrolling the
town of Rumeilan eastern Syria. I desperately need help and have worked up
the courage to contact him.

I am currently in Syria and I found your contact details in an address
journal. I am requesting your assistance in evacuating the sum of $ 26
million (twenty-six million US dollars), to the extent that I can be sure
that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is
not stolen money and there are no dangers involved.

SOURCE OF MONEY:

Some US dollar money was discovered and hidden in barrels at a location in
Rumeilan province when we conducted a foot patrol and all parties present
agreed that the money would be shared between us. This might seem like an
illegal thing, but I will tell you what? No compensation can outweigh the
risks we have taken with our lives in this hell. The above figure was given
to me as my share and hiding this kind of money became a problem for me, so
with the help of a Canadian contact who works with the UN here (his office
has some immunity) I was able to get the package . to a safe place
completely out of the trouble spot. He does not know the actual contents of
the package as he believes it belongs to an American who was killed in an
air raid, who before he died trusted me to deliver the package to his close
relative.

Now I have found a safe way to get the package out of Syria for you to
collect. I don't know how long I will stay here as I have been lucky enough
to survive 2 suicide bomb attacks through the intervention of Pure Divine.
This and other reasons put into consideration have led me to seek help. If
it might be of interest to you, then please do your best to contact me
immediately and we will work out the necessary formalities, but I pray that
you will be discreet about this win-win relationship.

I will give you 30% of the sum and 70% is for me. I hope I am been fair in
this deal, contact me with your complete information:

YOUR FULL NAME........
YOUR FULL ADDRESS ....................
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER ........
OCCUPATION...............
COPY OF YOUR ID ..............
AGE...................

I await your contact information to continue.

Respectfully,
Sgt Lorenzo Estrada.

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