joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "From Ambassador Ivonne Juez Abuchacra de Baki" <infolee@usa.orgy>
Reply-To: primeampm1x8@aol.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:26:02 -0700
Subject: WHY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU/ URGENT.

My dear friend,

I am Ivonne Juez Abuchacra De Baki. Ecuador Ambassador to the United States.
This is the second time I am making an attempt to reach you!

I have an obligation that I will LOVE you to handle!

You can read more about me from the below link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivonne_Baki

I am soliciting your consent for a business partnership.

At the last auditing of all accounts under my care as the Ambassador
by independent auditors, I uncovered an over inflated taxes paid by
some contractors which amounts to US$585,075,000.00 {585 million}
hidden in an escrow account belonging to my organization in one of the
very big banks. The discovery came to me as a shock because the head
of accounts before his unfortunate death from #COVID-19 last year was
directed to deactivate and discontinue most of the accounts so as to
narrow down to just a few for easier access and accountability. So it
came to me as a surprise when the independent auditors I hired found
out payments were made to it from 2018 till present as it was still
functional. The good news is that the details have been handed back to
me and the existence of this account with US$585,075,000.00 is known
by me alone.

As the chief executive and first person here in charge of all affairs
and funds, I can authorize the transfer of these funds to your bank
account within fourteen (14) working days if you will partner with me.
I have a compensation plan in mind for you.

For your cooperation, you will be entitled to twenty (20%) of the total sum.
Fifteen (15%) will go to the bank officials that will facilitate the
transfer of the fund to you.
And Ten (10%) is mapped out for any expenses during the process of the
transfer of the fund to you.
The remaining fifty-five (55%) will be transferred to the account I
would provide for you later on after the fund is released to you.

To avoid any delay in the transfer process, the bank will delegate an
immediate transfer of the fund to your designated bank account by wire
transfer. If you are interested, then get back to me ASAP, as I hope
to hear from you today.

Best regards,
Ambassador Ivonne Juez Abuchacra de Baki
Ecuador Ambassador to the United States.

Emaail: ( primeampm1x8@aol.com )

Anti-fraud resources: