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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: MR.JIDE OGUNDARE <mrjideogundare@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:04:17 -0400
Subject: PLEASE REPLY TODAY

MR. JIDE OGUNDARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ REMITTANCE DEPT.
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.

REPLY TO EMAIL: remmdirector@guarantytrustbank.com

Dear Friend,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium
(Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication. However, this correspondence is absolutely private, and it should
be treated as such.

I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am MR. JIDE OGUNDARE, the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in the GUARANTY
TRUST BANK PLC. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that
will be attached to this deal.

The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (GUARANTY TRUST BANK
PLC. NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR.
ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared
Dormant and confisticated the depositor's fund to the Bank Treasury
according to Nigeria Banking and Financial law. He is a foreigner based in
Nigeria, unfortunately He is late as he was amongst those that was Killed in
the recent WARRI CRISIS as you can confirm through this website
http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm

He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum
of US$35M (Thirty Five MillionUnited States Dollars Only) deposited in the
account. In fact it happened that since her death, the next of kin of the
dollar account holder (the brother) has not show up for the claim. This is
where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in. I want you
to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you necessary
Assistance and perfect the Legal Authentication documents which will
officially recognise you as a relation to the deceased. Then, I will give
you the contact of the Payment Authority and you will write an application
for the claims as the Next of Kin to Late MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN.
I shall guide you with all diligence and legal processes to ensure the
smooth perfect success of this transaction and the Funds (US$35Million) must
be transfered into your own bank account in your country as the newly
approved beneficiary.

Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to
myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is
Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a
next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Bank to present you
as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the
Money (US$35Million) will be Safely transfered into your own bank account
in your country. Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded
every arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the
next of kin.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the
claims. The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future. Please i need the
following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS
4. COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
5. YOUR AGE.

After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money
50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me).

Yours truly,

MR. JIDE OGUNDARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ REMITTANCE DEPT.
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.
EMAIL ADDRESS: remmdirector@guarantytrustbank.com



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