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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: Ibrahim Idris Wambai <wambaiibrahimidris002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:52:54 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANT NEEDED.


Dear Friend,

I am Ibrahim Idris Wambai former Accounts Officer
II, to the former National Security Adviser, Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (
rtd.) who was arrested and arraigned before an Abuja High Court on 19
charges bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust and
has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (E F C C) pending the hearing of his bail application by the
court

My urgent reason for a foreign business partner or an
investor and the main purpose of contacting You for this transaction was
for the fact that after going through your profile from directory
engine search while I was searching for a foreign partner and an
investor, i stumble upon your name and i was convince that you are
capable of handling the transaction without fear or panic. As this
message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it All just sure of
your capability. And sincerity to champion this business opportunity
when I prayed to the good Lord for an everlasting business relationship
and God guardian.

Before his arrest, he left the sum of
US$76,800,000.00 Million (Seventy Six Million, Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with a private Bank here in Nigeria where i
formally work as a banker, and all attempt to communicate with him and
his Family was to no avail because of the case he had with the Federal
government of Nigeria, all his family member are under security watched
and there traveling document were sized and confiscated.

Therefore
i require your honest partnership cooperation to stand as a business
partner to enable me prepare all legal paper works in your name to have
the funds moved out in your name, and if you agree to assist, do respond
back to me to enable me furnish you with more details as to the way
forward in how this can be achieved. we can jointly open a partnership
business of your choice there in your country or any country of your
choice and i want you to know that any amount spent in the process will
be deducted from the money as soon as the money get into your account. I
have all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up our
inheritance claims.

All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see the deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law. Waiting for your quick reply.

Best Regards,

Ibrahim Idris Wambai.

http://gurusnet247.blogspot.com.ng/2015/12/dasukis-ex-account-officer-implicates.html#

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