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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: "DR HASHIM" <hashim12004@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hashim2@indiatimes.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:59:39 +0100
Subject: FROM DR HASHIM

From :Dr.Zaki Hashim,ACCA,FCIA.
Principal Auditor ,
Credit Bank of Iraq S.A
Elwiy aBld'g.,Sa'Doun st,
P.O.Box 3420
Baghdad-Iraq.
Private Email address:hashim2@indiatimes.com
Fax:+447092809896
Private Tel:+44 709 2012 022
****************************************************

Dear Sir,

RE: TRANSFER OF 14,200.000.00 USD
(FOURTEEN MILLION,TWO HUNDRED THOUSANDS US DOLLARS)

I am the principal Auditor and the personal account officer to a great late industrialist, who has an account with My Bank here in Iraq. This account was opened in 1999 and has not been operated since 2002.Realiable sources revealed that the oil merchant died in one of the terrorist attack in his Basra residence. Until his death there was no written or oral will. This account in question has been floating since 2002 and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing since the bank has been sold to another Bank in Kuwait and the management of the bank is ready to release the Fund to any foreigner who has the correct information of the account before fully handing over to the management to the new bank in july,2004.
[Search;< www.metimes.com/2K3/issue2003-49/ bus/kuwait_banks_fund.htm - 4k.>]
All the necessary information regarding the account will be provided to you. The owner of the account is a foreigner and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and until George B. Eastwood’s death, he was the manager of Trust Oil Co. LLC Basra-Iraq. My investigation through the Immigration Department proved to me as well that George B. Eastwood was single as at his point of entry into the Arab Republic Of Iraq. We will Start with Four Million Two hundred Thousand USD and upon a successful conclusion without any disappointment from your side ,we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account. The total amount involved is (USD14.2million) Fourteen Million, Two hundred thousand United States Dollars only. I am revealing this to you with faith In Allah ,that you will never let me down in this business, You are the first and only Person that I am contacting for this business, So
please reply urgently so that I will inform you on the next step to take urgently. With My influence, all will be safely handled and well done. At the conclusion of this Business, you will be given 40% of the total amount ,60% will be for me. We have to make haste to avert this fund being written off as excess profit and being channeled to the Islamic Terrorist Purse.
Awaiting your prompt and Positive response as you reply thru my private email box hashim2@indiatimes.com

Yours Truly,

Dr. Zaki Hashim,ACCA,FCIA.



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