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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: henriette kone <jp7064599@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:21:36 -0700
Subject: My Dear Friend

My Dear Friend
From Miss Henriette Kone
Good day to you and compliments, I am sure that you will be surprised
to receive this letter from a complete stranger like me, hence my
apology. I just got your contact information now, and am contacting
you due to the situation I am into. I am Miss Henriette Kone 19 years
old the daughter of late Mr Yves Brahima Kone from ivory coast, My
mother died when i am little age i live with my father in Abidjan city
known as the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire the largest Cocoa
producing nation in Africa where my father had his largest Cocoa
business company. My father is a wealthy Cocoa producing but
unfortunately he was poisoned to death recently by his local business
associate during their business meeting in a hotel here. after he was
appointed the chairman of Cocoa dealers association in my capital
city, The death of my father was planned by his wicked brother because
he was greedy that my father could use his wealth to cheat him in the
family matters. right now i remain as an orphan,

After my father's burial the wicked uncle took over my father's
properties as he believed that am too young to drag the properties
with him I reported him to some people but they could not do anything
than to support him because he shared them some money to support him
there is no justice therefore i decided to leave the properties for
him and run away because he put more pressure on me and he wants me
dead for him to be satisfied. I am presently hiding somewhere around
the country where he cannot see me meanwhile i want to relocate to
your country for my life sake and in order to further with my
education

My purpose of contacting you is to help me transfer the sum of Five
Million two Hundred thousand Dollars, $5, 200,000.00, which my father
left in a suspense account with a bank here in the country with my
name as the next of kin as his only daughter My father got the money
from his Cocoa producing business here in my country. He told me about
the money before he died and he advised me to invest it in foreign
country for my future. I am the only person that knows about the money
in my family. There are some condition and agreement which my father
signed with the bank during the deposit, for that reason the bank
director want me to appoint my guardian to the bank to claim the money
otherwise the bank will hold the money until i reach 25 years old as
one the agreement

This is why i contact you for you to be my guardian towards the
transfer of this money and investments in your country I want you to
be my help for me to appoint you to the bank as my guardian so that
the bank will transfer the money into your account over there and
immediately after the transfer i will get my visa ticket to meet you
over there and stay there to further with my education while you
invest the money for me into lucrative investments like real estate.

I will be glad to give you 15% of the total money as a reward for your
assistance and as long as we are in good relations we can share the
profits of the investments. This transfer can be completed within 7
days as the banker told me. For confidential reasons you can contact
me at sacred heart catholic church 21 BP 1634 ivory coast where i am
now to my phone number +2250554668136 or my email address for more
details of the deposit.
thanks and God bless you
Henriette

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