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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Jeo Konko" <jeokonko@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:06:02 +0000
Subject: Faithfullness


DEAR SIR,

IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I WRITE,SOLICITING FOR YOUR STRICT
CONFIDENCE AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS PROPOSAL. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE
AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL.

MY NAME IS MR.JOE KONKO.I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT WITH ASWANI (NIG) LTD.,A COMPANY
OWNED BY TWO INDIAN BROTHERS.AN OIL COMPANY BASED IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.ASWANI
WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING AND DRILLING OF OIL OFF-SHORE AND ILLEGAL OIL
BUNKERING WITH EXPATRIATE CONSISTING MAJORITY OF THE STAFF STRENGTH.
UNFORTUNATELY,THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN ILLEGAL SALE OF OIL AND THE
MONEY FROM IT DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN MY NAME.THE MONEY IS IN A
CONSIGNMENT,SEALED.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL TRANSACTION AND
REVOKED THEIR LICENSE AND THE EXPATRIATES WERE REPATRIATED. SO, BY VIRTUE OF
MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY AND THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP I
HAD WITH THEM, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE VITAL DOCUMENT CONTAINING
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPOSIT WITH THE SECURITY
COMPANY.THE CONTENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT IS ELEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS(US$11,000,000.00),DECLARED AS TREASURY BILLS.

THE GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR ME TO GIVE THEM INFORMATION ON THESE
MONEY.THIS OFCOURSE IS NOT POSSIBLE.CONSEQUENTLY,I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO
CLAIM THIS DEPOSITED FUNDS AND INVEST SAME IN YOUR COUNTRY. ALL I NEED FROM
YOU IS TO STAND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXPATRIATES BEFORE THE SECURITY
COMPANY TO ENDORSE THE VITAL RELEASE DOCUMENTS AND RECEIVE THE MONEY.

PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS SAFE.YOU CANNOT GO AGAINST THE LAW BY
ASSISTING ME IN ACHEIVING THIS TRANSACTION. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE
FOR ITS SUCCESSFUL CONPLETION.REMEMBER THAT I HAVE WITH ME THE VITAL
DOCUMENT (THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT)THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY IS FOR
US.

I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO REMAIN FAITHFUL AFTER YOU
HAVE RECEIVED THE MONEY.YOUR SHARE OF THE FUNDS SHALL BE 25% , 5%WILL BE SET
ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCUREDIN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.
70% SHALL BE FOR ME.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE MY PARTNER I WILL GIVE MORE DETAILS UPON THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAMES,ADDRESS,TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS.THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE LETTER OF CLAIM.

AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.


YOURS TRULY,





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