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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: debo vilam <dvilam4@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:47:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MRS. DEBO VILAM



Dearest one,

With due respect and sincere heart I wish to introduce to you this business proposal. I am Mrs. Debo Vilam, the wife of late Dr. Chuba Vilam who was the former minister of Agriculture in Liberia. My late husband was poisoned by his political colleagues due to his political fame and he later died in a London hospital on 15th April 2003. As a result of this I and my son now reside in Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire for protection from these rebels.

Few days to the death of my beloved husband ( R.I.P.), he disclosed to me some documents containing Eighteen Million United States Dollars (US$18M) deposited in a bank here in Abidjan, Cote d` Ivoire to be transferred to a foreign bank account on behalf of a business associate whose name was not mentioned.

I and my only son (CHUBA VILAM JN) are contacting you to help us claim this money into your bank account, and we believe that you will surely help us claim this money as my late husband’s foreign business associate.

I have every document that will enable the transfer of the money into your bank account in your country and I want you to treat this matter with top secrecy. I promise to give to you 20% of the total money and 5% for any expenses you may incur during the transfer of the money into your bank account.

Promise me also that immediately the money is transferred into your bank account you will be honest and kind to my son and I.

Please may I hear from you through this e-mail address. Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Debo Vilam.









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