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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: lb200@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:33:14 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=20MISS=20=20ABUBAKAH?=

Good day!

Compliments of the season, I am Lucy Abubakah , writing this letter in confidence
believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family,
God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly and you would never regret
this.

My family and I are God fearfully family worship God truthfully. I got your
contact during my search for this assistance. I am a female student from
University Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou . I am 25 yrs old. I'd like any person
who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term
relationship with you and to know more about you.

I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you
can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father died earlier
two months ago and left I and my junior brother behind. He was a king, which
our town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death.

I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his
wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not
literate enough to know and manage in advance all my father's wealth.

He left the sum of USD 10.5M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand USDollars)in
a Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso .This money was annually paid
into
my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company(spdc)and
chevron oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth
and community development in our jurisdiction. I don't know how and whatI
will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they
were
planning to do without my consent because I am a female as stated by our
culture in the town.

Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from here
in this bank to your bank account, That is why I felt happy when I saw your
contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help
me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay 30% of the total amount to
you if you help us in this transaction and another 10% interest of Annual
After Income to you, for handling this transaction for us, which you will
strongly have absolute control over it.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly reach me. Please, note that this transaction is
100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Lucy Abubakah (Miss).




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