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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: idrilla@uboot.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:39:13 +0000
Subject: HUMBLE REQUEST.

Dear friend,

My name is Idris Garuba the only Son of Chief.Anthony Garuba of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg,farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrenderMy father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father' s farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the banks here in Abidjan, the Capital of Cote d'Ivoire through the help of his lawyer who is residing in Abidjan. The sum of US$26 Million (Twenty Six Million Unit States Dollars). After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of Cote d' Ivoire where he had deposited the money in the bank.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move this money out of Cote d'Ivoire because as asylum seekers we are not allow to operate any bank account within Cote d' Ivoire. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 75% will be for our family to invest in your country.

Please dear, this is the reason I am contacting you as my fathers foreign partner. Help me I will never forget you as long as this life is concerned. I have sufferred a lot while my father had such amount of money. A boy of 21years and I was in high institution when this happened. Since I got this address, is true that I did not know you in person, I don't know why I have such interest in you. I still thank God because I will like to have you as my ever partner in life, when I come to your country to invest.

I have much to discuss with you but it will be when I get your responce. All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. Note that this transaction is 100% risk-free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Idris Garuba
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