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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: "Eddyjohn_111" <eddyjohn_111@coolgoose.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:17:29 +0000
Subject: urgent attention

FROM:MR EDDY JOHN
ECOBANK LOME TOGO,
WEST AFRICA

YOUR URGENT ATTN,

WITH DUE REGARDS MY NAME IS MR TONY FRED, THE MANAGER CREDIT AN
FOREIGN BILLS OF ECOBANK LOME TOGO [ECB] .I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF
FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2004/ecb/t WHO
PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH [ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE 961] WITH OTHER
PASSENGERS ABOARD.

SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED
WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE
AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD.15.5 M, [ FIFTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH MY BANK FOR
A VERY LONG TIME .

ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN. AND THE
BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEAR! S THE! MONEY WILL BE RECALLED TO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR IMPRESIVE
CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION DIRECTORY,AND I
THERFORE CONSIDER YOUR FAVOURABLE TO BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I
AGREED THAT 20% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME,
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST
DUE FOR RETIREMENT .

THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO ACCOUNT
AS APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DISEASED INDICATING
YOUR BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER , YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATIO! N WHERE
THE! MONEY WILL BE REMITTED . UPON
THE RECEIPT OF YOUR I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION
AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE . I WIL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE
THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY
FEAR
AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN MADE FOR THETRANSFER. YOU
SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSIBLE.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

MR EDDY JOHN
ECOBANK LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA.
Alternative Email(eddyjohn_111@yahoo.com)



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