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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: barr_davpeters@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:50:07 +0100
Subject: TRANSACTION WITH TRUST

FROM THE DESK OF DR.DAVID PETERS,
CHAIRMAN FOREIGN CONTRACTORS RECONCCLIATION COMMITTEE,
OFFICE ADDRESS: WUSE ZONE 2 GALKI ABUJA,
PHONE NO: 234-805-426-2480.

ATTN: The President/Ceo.

I am BARR. DAVID PETERS,Chairman Foreign/Local Contractor's Reconciliation

Committee, here in Nigeria, formed by the President Olusegun, Obasanjo
vernment to look into Contractors payment and to make sure that each and

every one of them that has his or her complete required documents receive

their payment.

Right now there is a file on my table with an amount of USD$45.5M (FORTYFIVE

MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS), which no contractor has ever
come
to claim, with contract number NNPC/PED/2101196 but after all investigations,
we found out it was the handwork of some officials of the Central Bank of
Nigeria that connived with their foreign counterpart to claim the fund for
their own interest.

But Unfortunately for them they where not able to conclud the transaction

before some of them wheresacked and some where Retaired because of thear

fruadlenght atitude in the bank.

Meanwhile, as the Chairman of this committee, I And my persnal Assistant
are
the only people that knows about this file, and Now I am looking for a Foreign
partner who can help us receive the FUND in his or her account so that we
can Change the important documents on his/her name to enable us transfer
the fund in his/her account as the owner of the fund because as a Civil
servant I am not othorised to oprate a foreign account.

SO if you can partispact on the Transation the shareing goes as FOLLOWS

30% is for you, as the owner of the account.
60% is for me and my persnal Assistant as the principal actors.
10% is for unforeseen expenses in the course of the transaction.

SIR/Madam, if you are interested don't hesitate to get back to me as soon

as possible so as to discuse on how to make the Changes on the
Documents,definitely within 14working days from the day of the Changes,the
money will be in your account.

Your quick reply is urgently needed, Pls kindly send your reply via barrdavpeters@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless you.
Yours faithfully,

DR. DAVID PETERS (COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. (FCRC).






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