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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: hammed_yakubu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:58:38 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?in=20the=20name=20of=20Allah?=

From the legal chambers of
barrister yakubu (ALHADJI)
3rd flat,no.3 mindombo Ave.
cotonou republic of benin
in the name of Allah

This is an honest work of Allah which i am introducing to you to undertake
it sincerely and urgently as child of Allah and to obtain blessing from
Allah .
I am barrister yakubu a lawyer for late ALHADJI BOUBA JINGI and late ALHADJA
MEMUNA JINGI.ALHADJI BOUBA was a chief accountant with a foriegn oil company-GOLF
in nigeria for 8yrs .In 1996 he died with his 3 children in a fatal motor
accident a
nd leaving her wife a widow without a child.
They were muslems of the first order who decided in investing in benin republic
by banking their money in financial bank benin and a errecting 6 duplex
super houses in benin .I am their family lawyer,and all rents are paid in
to their account uptill date .
On the 4th of march 1998 ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI age 71yrs also died of heart
acttack in a private specialist hospital here in midombo cotonou benin republic.Before
her death,she instructed me to collect her WILL which was deposited in the
bank for a copy
to be in my possesion for strict implementation after her death.
(1)That her property-estate and money in the bank should not be transferd
to her late husband family,being that she is an orphan.
(2)The money in her account now is 28,562,000USdollars while the cost of
the estate is 2,113,000USdollars.
(3)That i should locate a responsible and honest muslem who resides in an
entirely Islamic country to transfer this fund and estate for the upliftment
of Islamic cause.
(4)The beneficiary shold only have 20% of the total money but the rest of
the fund must be used in the name of ALLAH for the construction of a complex
mosque and a modern muslem school.Should they be any balance money left
it should be given to AL HARAMA
IN and AL MASJID AL -AQSA CHARITY.
The sign legalised copy of her WILL is in my chambers,why the original copy
is in the bank file.For six yrs now the bank has not seen any foriegn beneficiary
presented by me due to my relaxation in law execution.Hence,the bank has
called my attention to
present a recomended beneficairy to process legal claim of this money and
the estate without delay.otherwise the bank will deposit the money into
the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.
Through my internate search i got your mail address,that is why i am obliged
to contact you to seek your interest and confiremation,and lay claim of
this money with my legal backing and assistance.
ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
BARRISTER yakubu (ALHADJI)
(qur'an 2:177-178. qur'an 103:1-3)






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