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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM: MUSA KADIRI" <phillipwilliamsp@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: musakadiri11@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:28:12 +0200
Subject: YOUR MONEY IS READY FOR TRANSFER




FROM: MUSA KADIRI

TELE: 0034 663 576 111. E-mail: musakadiri11@yahoo.ca

Dear Friend,
This mail may come to you as a surprise because we have not met but was borne out of our sincere desire for assistance and to establish a business relationship with you.

My name is Musa Kadiri the son of Chief W. Kadiri (the former financial Director of Sierra Leone national mining corporation) who was killed and mutilated by the military junta led by Major Foday Sankoh after overthrowing the elected government of President Tejan Kabah though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and disturbances in Sierra Leone but it has consistent features in CNN,BBC news bulletins. The pressure of war drove the rest of my family out of Sierra Leone into exile in Spain(Barcelona) where we have been living under political asylum for 2 Years now.

Sadly, our mother died of cancer 2 years after our arrival but before her death, she handed over to me a certificate meant for a secret deposited trunk box which my father made in a security company in Madrid, Spain and she disclosed to me that the trunk box contains US$9M.The money was paid to the mining corporation under him by it's overseas customers in the heat of the war but he made the deposit in his name with the hope of converting it to his personal use at the end of the war but was killed when the conflict intensified as a result of his opposition to the rebel forces. I have contacted the security company to confirm the deposit.

We have decided to solicit for the assistance of an honest and trustworthy person that will assist us in the withdrawal of the trunk box for investment purposes. We cannot do it alone due to our present status and total ignorance in business and investment as we were in school before the outbreak of the war. You will be given a negotiable percentage of the money at the end of the transaction. If you are trustworthy and interested in the proposal, contact me immediately for more details.

You must maintain absolute confidentiality to ensure success. It is very important to note that during our fact finding mission to establish ownership of the subject matter, we decided here and now to write you this mail.
We await your quick response.
Best regards,
Musa Kadiri.



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