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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: duduwilliams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 05:01:48 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent=20and=20Confidential?=

DUDU CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATE
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
# 12 ISAAC JOHN STREET
IKEJA, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
EMAIL:>corporateattorney@corporateattorneys.com
EMAIL> duduwilliams@zipmail.com.br

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me.
I am Barrister Dudu Williams a solicitor at law.
I was the Personal attorney to Mr. Louis Harry, a national of your country,
who used own an oil servicing company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April, 1999, my client, his wife
and their three Children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express
road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. I know
that my client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this
has proved unsuccessful. I only did so to be double sure of this fact.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I have to contact you so that
we can repatriate this fund and for proper sharing between us. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Union Bank Plc where the
deceased had an account valued at about $30 million dollars. This account
will be confiscated after five years if not claimed and we have just about
some month.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
hence you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $30 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money. 60% shall be for me and 35% for you while 5% is earmarked for expenses
that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the fund. I have
all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my e-mail>
corporateattorney@corporateattorneys.com
to enable us discuss further. You may also send your phone number so that
I can call you.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barrister Dudu Williams (Esq),
Solicitor and Advocate.



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