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: "Mr. Viktor Zubkov" <nikolaeva@ivanovo.ru>
Reply-To: conradaveis@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:59:38 +0100
Subject: Re: Investment Funding


Good Day,

I trust this message finds you well. My name is Mr. Viktor Zubkov, and I currently serve as an investor and director with Gazprom Russia. I am reaching out to you regarding a unique investment opportunity that has arisen due to the prevailing economic sanctions imposed on Russia by certain European countries and the United States of America.

In light of these sanctions, our financial assets, totaling Two Hundred Million United States Dollars ($200M), are under increased risk of confiscation by the USA government. To safeguard these funds and explore potential investment avenues, I am seeking your consent to facilitate the transfer of the aforementioned amount from its current deposit in an American bank to your personal/company's bank account.

I would appreciate your prompt response to this proposition, as I am eager to provide you with further details and discuss the mutually beneficial aspects of this potential collaboration.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Viktor Zubkov
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gazprom

Anti-fraud resources: