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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: "David Kuku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dvdkuku2011@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:43:29 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply


From The Desk of Mr. David Kuku,
Telephone Number: +2348026700714
Email: dvdkuku2011@gmail.com
Attention: Sir/Madam,

I must entrant your confidence on this business partnership proposal, My name is Mr. David Kuku, I am an Accountant Auditor General with my Bank, here in LAGOS-NIGERIA, whose operational license was revoked seven (7) Years Ago by the Government of Nigeria. With the regaining of the license we have been called by the management for the internal compilation of the list of customers/depositors for repayment.

I have been in custody of an account which I was the accounting officer that belonged to a foreigner, this account has a total of US$15,400,000:00 (Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited in it and it has been confirmed that original depositor, died of cardiac arrest on getting news on the death of his only son in a plane crash, ever since the information got to this bank we have been expecting his relative or next of kin to lay claims on this fund, but this has not been, before the operational license of this bank was seized.

The Banking law and guideline here in my Country stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, but with the recent release of the operational license of this Bank, this is a good chance for me to convert this fund for self utilization, to avoid the transfer of this money into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of foreign partner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and me as a Nigerian can not lay claims or stand as next of kin to a foreigner, I have perfected all arrangement on this with my experience as a banker to have you presented before the paying bank as the business associate of this customer, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as business associate or next of kin of the deceased.

To carry out this transfer, I will require from you the following details:-

1. Your Full names,
2. Your Occupation,
3. Your private phone number,
4. Your current residential address.
5. Brief information on your profile that should include your age, nature of job and marital
Status.

I will require this information to update the database list of beneficiaries of this bank, including your details as one of the beneficiaries.

I have resolved that 30% of this Fund is for your essential assistance.60% is for me as the initiator of this transfer and the internal arrangement that I will perfect in your favour as my partner and foreign trustee.10% is for reimbursement of expense incurred during the transfer.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application, I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. We can not afford a slip in this transaction so contact me immediately through my private e-email address: and TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234- 8026700714 or my private email address: dvdkuku2011@gmail.com, for further information on the requirements and procedure for this transaction. It will only take four working days to conclude this business because once you send your full name and address with your direct phone and fax number.

Forward your response immediately to this my private e-mail above:
Yours faithfully,
Mr. David Kuku (AAG).

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