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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: "Mr. John Albert" <johneyalbert83@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 02:34:13 -0800
Subject: SEASON'S GREETINGS.

Hello dear friend, how are you doing? compliment of the season and how are
you coping with this Covid -19? My name is Mr.John Albert, I am a newly
promoted regional manager of financial institution (Zenith bank) here in
Accra Ghana, as a newly promoted manager, I worked very hard to make sure
that my bank is in a greater height, I made additional profit of Twelve
million five hundred thousand Dollars ( $12.5 million) after my annual
report on 24th- Dec- 2021.

My annual report was total correct, this additional profit is not for the
bank so I have to deposited the funds in an escrow account, the
headquarters are not aware of this funds so I want to propose this
financial business transaction to you I know with your maximum cooperation
both of us will successfully claim this funds and share it or maybe we
might invest it in a joint business in your country or anywhere okay, the
deal is legal and no risk.

All I need is your cooperation in this business, as an officer of the
bank, I can't directly claim the funds because I am still working with the
bank so that is why I need a foreigner to come for the claim of this
funds,I have all the necessary document that back up the funds, as I said,
it is legal and risk free If you are interested I want you to contact me in
my email address for more details,thank you.

Best Regards,
Mr. John Albert.

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