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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: "hassan karma21" <hassan_karma21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: karma4_521@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:05:36 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONDED

FROM
MR. HASSAN KARMA.
Telfax (221) 826 08 48
Hello dear Sir ,

Compliments of the season ,I'm pleased to disturb you .
I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to
secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your
country.

I have a substantial capital of (US$9.3M ) which I honourably intend to
invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you
are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual
benefits of both of us, I inherited this money from my late father Chief
Usman KARMA, former interior minister of IVORY COAST .

I 'm writing with a view of soliciting for your kind assistance towards
the retrival and transfer of this fund to your account for further
investment.
However , I will like to let you the nature of the fund to be transfered to
your account as you may understand that I am not the bonafide beneficiary
, my father only put my name as the next of kin to inherit this
money,since I have decided to transfer and invest the money abroad due to
the existing bad growth in Africa here , I wan't you to know that a
corresponding data information have to be same as the paying bank's edict on
companies and allied matter, where demanding the task/policy of the applying
next of kin on my behalf , in conclusion , we have to pass through the
judiciary as to prove the proper legal support /evidence for the transfer
that I have nominated you to be the next of kin on my behalf since my father
who deposited this money is dead as in order to let the paying bank the
African Development Bank belived that in all ramification statement where
free from faults and error processing as I want you to claim the money on
my behalf.
I will draft an agreement as to know your mind in this adventurous venture
upon hearing from you.

Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and
create ideas on how money will be invested,properly managed and the type of
investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your help and
assistance.

Finally, I would like to know if this business proposal is acceptable to you
and I will tell you on how to proceed to realising it.
Awaiting your urgent response as I intend to conclude this transaction
within a limited time frame.
Yours faithfully,

MR. HASSAN KARMA.

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