joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

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

Fraud email example:

From: Dr john Walter <dasiedu15@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 04:34:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: (MANAGING DIRECTOR)


Attention: Dear,

I have been in search of someone with this last name so when I saw your name I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other. I am MR DANIEL ASIEDU a Banker (MANAGING DIRECTOR) in ZENITH BANK ACCRA GHANA,WEST AFRICA I believe it is the wish of God for me to come across you on internet now. I am having an important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will interest you because, it is in connection with your last name and you are going to benefit from it.

One of our customer a citizen of your country had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2004 for 36 calendar months; valued at (Eighteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was this 16 of March 2007. Sadly our customer was among the death victims in the May 26 2006 Earthquake disaster in Java, Indonesia that killed over 5,000 people. He was in Indonesia on a business among them.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after four years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

Last week my Bank Management requested that FUAD should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract.

I know if bank management did not see who claim the fund it will be lodge to the bank treasury, so I don't want such to happen. That was why when I saw your name last name similar, I was happy and I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ All modalities of this transaction have been carefully worked out and once started will not take more than seven (7) working days. It is better that we claim the money, than don't allowing the Bank Directors to lodge the money to the bank treasury. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties, my share will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream. Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response strictly through my personal email

address: dasiedu15@yahoo.com
Phone: +233-27918 0245

bank web site for my profile: http://www.zenithbank.com.gh/board.cfm

Regards,
DANIEL ASIEDU.
(MANAGING DIRECTOR)

Anti-fraud resources: