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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: FRANCE AUTHORITY <agentfredrick360@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tina.rickshaw@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:09:36 -0700
Subject:


*Beloved,I know you will be surprised to receive this message from me
today. My name is Hakim, I’m from Algeria and I live in France. I left
Algeria four months ago, traveling by boat to Spain. From there I went on
foot through Spain and France before reaching Belgium. My purpose for
reaching out to you today is to disclose my jackpot winning . I won the sum
$270,000,000 (Two Hundred and seventy Million dollars)on a $5.4 scratch
card, but I’m struggling to claim my winnings funds due to my undocumented
status. You can verify the news on Aljazeera.com, BBC NEWS and other news
platforms. or click on this link also:
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/15/undocumented-algerian-fights-to-claim-belgium-lotto-win
<https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/15/undocumented-algerian-fights-to-claim-belgium-lotto-win>-
- - - - - - -According to the organizers of the jackpot, they made it clear
to me that the prize is too large to be made available in cash Payment and
I do not have the papers needed to open a Bank account. Two of my friends
tried to claim the money but they were briefly detained on suspicion of
theft and later released.Luckily, I had obtained a promise from the
authorities through my lawyer that I would not be deported until I had
received my prize, but insisting that the money could be released to me
only if I could prove my identity, but after continuous plea by my lawyer,
the authorities then agreed to release themoney to me only if I can provide
a valid Bank account within the USA or any country of the world to transfer
the money to. I have tried to use the Bank account of my lawyer but the
authorities consider the move as a breach of law. However, my solemn
purpose of passing this information to you is to request for your
consideration to help me in receiving my winning prize. you will take 40%
of **my *


*Money to feed yourself and your family.However, I want you to be rest
assured that this is not going to harm you and you’re not going to lose any
dime. All I require is your honesty/Sincerity and cooperation to enable us
to see this deal through. I guarantee you that everything will be executed
under a legitimate From my Lawyer to protect you from any breach of the
law. Furthermore, it is not mandatory, nor will I in any manner compel or
pressure you to accept this proposal against your wish, but If you are
willing to assist me with your valid bank account, then reach out to me on
my personal email address.*

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