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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: MRS CHA DAE SOON <c_soon11@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:33:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: goodday


Urgent Greeting

I am MRS CHA DAE SOON, Director SOON Manufacturing
Company Ltd. Iraq and an Iraq citizen by marriage,lost my husband
during the terrorist attack in Iraq.

I am writing to you based on prevailing information
for you, to solicit your assistance in helping to receive some amount of money in your country, I made this money with my husband,and it's our sweat, this money is our own personal money.

The reason why I want to send this money out of this country is because of the terrorist attack in iraq. Formally the money was in a citizen bank here in Iraq .But during the insurgence when my husband died I managed to move the money from the bank to a security company close to kuwait border and uptil now things have not normalised and no business as we are still in problem and connot leave comfortable again in this country, Then I decided to move this money out to your country for investment and I am now searching for a reliable person in your country who can help me,and who I can also have trust in , I will have to send the money to your care in your country for investment, The total amount is US$12.8 million dollars only.

I have finalized the whole necessary arrangements on how to send this money out of this country to your country through a Diplomatic means by a courier service company, if you are interested to do business with me then get back to me with these information's

1)your contact address.
2)your telephone number
I will give you futher details and modalities and we
discuss terms of the
investment when you respond.
Please, don't contact me through fax because we are no more in the factory. We are still running for our lives, nothing like business in my country for now, you can only contact
me through this email address
Yours truly,

MRS CHA DAE SOON
SOON manufacturing Company Ltd Iraq






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