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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Emma Uche" <cbn_uch@msn.com>
Reply-To: em_uch@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:01:02 +0000
Subject: BUSNIESS PROPOSAL (ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN )

ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
AS UNIQUE AS YOU
Head Office: 36, Marina Victoria Island
Lagos Stallion Plaza.
Date 2th noveber 2005.

Our Ref: - UBN/FGN/X01/05-6
Your Ref: - UNP129/XYZ777/2002
My Private Email: em_uch@yahoo.com

Web site: www.ecobank.com.ng

Dear,

I am Dr Emma Uche a Manager in one of ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. Branch
Office here in Lagos Nigeria.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.I got your contact address from your country chambers of commerce although the details of my intention was not made known to them. On June 6 2003, An American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Donna Davis made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar valued at US$18,500,000.00 eighteen million five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Engr. Donna Davis died who died with his family in a plane crash. 9 involving The Malibu couple,Paul Tobias, the pilot, and his wife, Paula as you Can confirm it yourself via the website below:

http://home.earthlink.net/~jetairpollution/id26.html

On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. Donna Davis did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum of US$18,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it.

According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.Consequently, my proposal is that I will ike you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Engr. Donna Davis. it doesnt matter if you have the same surname with him or not so that the fruits of this old mans labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials and remember that this fund can only be claimed by a help of a foreigner that is the main reason i am resenting you.

1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.
2. The attorney will prapere for the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate /administration in
your favour for the transfer.
3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin of Engr. Donna Davis.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you why 5% for any expeneses that we will incure. There is no risk at all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager uarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. If you are interested, please reply immediately on my private email address stated as
follows,(em_uch@yahoo.comto enable us commence actions on this deal instantly

Thanks and God bless you.

Regards,
Dr EMMA UCHE.

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