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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: williamskabila08@webmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:02:44 +0200
Subject: ---URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL---

FROM :WILLIAMS KABILA
TEL/FAX :+27-73-469-3435

SIR,

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

SORRY FOR THE SURPRISE PROPOSAL, BUT EXCUSE ME,DUE TO MY
DESPIRATION IN SEEKING AN URGENT ASSISTANCE.
MY NAME IS WILLIAMS KABILA,YOUNGER BROTHER TO THE LATE
(DRC)DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA.

SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH HE GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO GO AND
RELEASE A BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA,WHERE
HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$31M(THIRTY ONE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS)ALTHOUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY KNOWS THE
CONTENT OF THE BOX AS VALUABLE DOCUMENT, I WAS ABLE TO
SECURE THE RELEASE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF MY BROTHER.

WHILE WAITING FOR THE PILOT OF ONEOFAIRLINES,CONTRACTED BY
MY BROTHER TO FLY THE MONEY BACK HOME TO THE DRC,I HEARD OF
MY BROTHERS ASSASINATION.AS A RESULT ,I REDEPOSITED THE
MONEY IN ANOTHER SECURITY COMPANY IN MY NAME AS BANKING
DOCUMENT AND I DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE NEW
GOVERNMENT HEADED BY HIS SON WILL SEARCH FOR THE MONEY,BUT
UPTILL NOW,NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE MONEY WHICH
MEANS IT IS NOT RECORDED, I WAS ADVISED BY A CLOSE FRIEND
TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA INTO A FORIGN
ACCOUNT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WHILE IN SEARCH OF A TRUSTED FORIGN PARTNER,I GOT YOUR
CONTACT THROUGH YOUR TRADE MISSION.PLEASE KINDLY ASSIST ME
IN THIS REGARD .20%(PERCENT)OF THE MONEY IS FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE. 5% (PERCENT) IS EARMARKED FOR ANY PREPOST
EXPENSES THAT MAY OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES IN THE CAUSE OF
TRANSFER.THE BALANCE 75%PERCENT IS FOR ME.

MEANWHILE,I HAVE APPLIED FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM HERE IN SOUTH
AFRICA,AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
PLEASE, DO CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE SINCERELY WILLING TO
HELP ME.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS IN ALL YOUR ENDEVOURES.

WILLIAMS KABILA.

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