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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: "richard taylor" <richardtaylor_coil@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: r_taylor@mail.vu
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:30:18 -0600
Subject: MR RICHARD TAYLOR

FROM THE DESK OF,
MR RICHARD TAYLOR,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
CATCHET OIL COMPANY,
LONDON, UK.


MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND

I AM WRITNIG YOU BASE ON THE SOLID INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT YOU AND
YOUR
ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UK CHAMBER OF COMMERRCE INFORMATION
DATABASE.PLEASE I
BEG YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION A SECRET UNTILL MY PLANS HAVE BEEN
EXECUTED.

I WANT YOU TO TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH UTMOST SECRECY, HONESTY AND
TRUTHFULNESS,AS AM ABOUT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A BUSINESS THAT CAN CHANGE
OUR
LIVES TOGETHER FOR GOOD.MY NAME IS MR RICHARD TAYLOR, THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
OF CACHET OIL, A
MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION OPERATING IN LONDON, ENGLAND. I AM SEEKING
YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO CLAIM THE SUM OF ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ($11.MILLION
DOLLARS),THIS MONEY WAS REALISED IN THE JUST COMPLETED CONTRACT AWARDED
TO
OUR COMPANY BY THE ENGLSIH GOVERMENT AND I WANT TO TRANSFER IT OUT OF
THE
COUNTRY FOR MY PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN OIL AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENTS.

MY REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CHEATED OUT OF MY
ENTITLEMENTS BY
THE COMPANY FOR FAR TOO LONG, SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM NOT A BRITISH .THERE
SEEMS
TO
BE SO MUCH RACISM AND SEGREGATION IN THE COMPANY,HENCE MY REASON FOR
LEAVING.ILEFT
THE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY WAS SUCCESFULLY SECURED IN A SECURITY
COMPANY
IN AMERICA .(THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS AN OUTLET IN THE U.S.A AND
EUROPE/ASIA),
BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES,
BECAUSE I
PACKAGED IT AS A CONSIGNMENT.

IF ONLY YOU CAN HELP ME CLAIM THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY. I
AM PROMSING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THIS MONEY, WHILE 60% WILL COME TO ME
AND
THE
REMANING 10% I WILL GIVE YOU TO COVER UP ANY EXPENSES YOU MIGHT MAKE IN
THE
COURSE OF RECEIVING THIS MONEY FOR ME AND I WILL ALSO GIVE THE
DOCUMENTS
THAT
I USE IN DEPOSITING THE BOXES.REPLY ALSO SENDING ME YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATIONS, THAT IS ,YOUR NAME AND COMPANY NAME TELEPHONE LINE AND
FAX,
OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME
INCLUDING
SENDING
OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU.


BEST REGARDS,

MR RICHARD TAYLOR,
CATCHET OIL COMPANY .LONDON, ENGLAND


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