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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: Edith Walter <benardgordon105@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edith_walter002@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 18:17:31 +0200
Subject: Dear Respectful one

Dear Respectful one,

Thank you and may God Almighty bless and reward you abundantly for
devoting your precious time and energy to go through my mail. There is
no doubt that this note will come to you as a surprise because it is
my maiden note to you. Introducing myself, I am Miss Edith Walter the
only Daugther of late Mr. and Mrs. David Walter, My father was a very
wealthy cocoa merchant estate investor in Abidjan , the economic
capital o Ivory coast, my father and Mum died as a result motor
accident on their way coming from office and since left alone,since
then my late father business associates who happened to be my uncles
and other relatives are after my life because of my late father's
wealth and properties because I am a woman. Before the death of Daddy
in a private hospital here in Abidjan because my Mum died at the spot
of the acident my father secretly called me on his bed side and told
me that he has the sum of Three Million, Two hundred thousand united
state dollars (USD 3,200,000) he deposited in one of the Private
Finance and Security Company here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as
his only Daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He
instructed me to seek for a good foreign partner in a country of my
choice who will assist me to invest the money in his/her country and
as well help me to continue my studies because he knows his brothers
will do everything to kill me to collect all his wealth and properties
because I am woman so that nobody will bear his name in the family as
if he knows what will happen.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1)To stand as my late father's foreign business partner before the
finance and security company here to claim the fund.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19years.
(3)To make arrangements for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Furthermore, Please indicate your interest for I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days from the day
you signify your interest to assist me and to enable me give you the
information Finance and Security Company and update about the
fund.Please for the urgent of this transaction contact direct to this
email address : edith_walter002@yahoo.co.jp Anticipating to hear from
you soon.
Thanks and God bless you
Miss Edith Walter.

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