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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: mabacha4@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 04:21:58 -0800
Subject: Use Your Personality To Assist Me


Mohammed Abacha
Lagos-Nigeria
Attn:President/CEO
Dear Sir,
I am Mohammed Abacha the first son of the late Gen Sani
Abacha the former military ruler of Federal Republic of
Nigeria. I have been in detention for three years now,
but thank God I was finally grant bail by the Abuja High
Court on the 23rd, September 2002.

When I came out I discovered that all my father belongings
has been seized by the present democratic Government of
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who feel that my late father treated
him bad by detaining him when he was in power,I was also told
how my mother and younger ones suffered in their hands, they
have been in house of arrest since the death of my father and only
God knows how they have been surviving, but thank God, my
personal lawyer Barrister Williams Okoye just inform me that
the US$25million that my father deposited on my name with the
Diamond Bank Plc is still laying unseized.

Because of the urgency involve,I decided to contact you for
your urgent assistance to transfer this money into a foreign
account as soon as possible.


You are required to send to us immediately your banking particulars,
telephone and fax number for effective communication, as soon as
we receive this information my personal Lawyer will submit it
to the bank for processing of the payment.


We have contacted one of the Director of the bank who has express
his williness to help us, all we need from you is your honest and
confidentiality. We have agree to give you 20% of the entire money
and you have to give us the assurance that you will not sit on
this money when it finally get into your account as this is the
only hope of the family. You can contact my personal Lawyer through
his direct line 234-80-33346298 or e-mail address:
williamsokoye23@yahoo.com
We are anxiously waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mohammed Abacha
NB:Please kindly reply me through my private e-mail address: mabacha45@hotmail.com





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