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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: "MRS. AINA IGE" <ainaige@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ainaige007@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 19:34:19 -0700
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

MRS AINA IGE
12, KINGSWAY AVENUE
IKOYI.
Email: ainaige007@yahoo.co.in
Dear Friend,
INTRODUCTION: l am Mrs. Aina Ige, wife to the late
Chief, Justice Bola Ige. l know this proposal will
come to you as a surprise because we have not met
before either physically or through correspondence.

I have no doubt in your ability to handle this
proposal involving huge sum of money.

MY HUSBAND CHIEF BOLA IGE (Now Late) was the former
Minister of Power and Steel and the Minister for
Justice of my country before he was assassinated by
unknown gun-men.

During the said period as the Minister of Power and
Steel and Minister for Justice he made some money
which he left for me and my two children as the only
thing to inherit. The money is Forty-one million, five
hundred thousand United State dollars.(US$41.5m).

Though he accumulated this said fund between July 1983
to June 2000 and from June 2000 till when he was
murdered but due to his lack of trust in the
Government, he deposited this Money in a Strong
Room/safe with an open beneficiary in the Central Bank
of Nigeria( CBN) pending when he would finish
arrangement to transfer it abroad as a CONTRACT
PAYMENT.

He was planning this before he was assassinated by
these unknown gun-men. Prior to his death he called my
attention to the money and charged me to look for a
foreigner who would assist me in the transfer /
investment of the funds abroad. So l would be very
grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this
great objective.

I promise to reward you with 20% of the total fund, if
the total funds is transferred to your vital bank
account. Five percent (5%) would be set aside to take
care of all expenses we may insure during the
transaction. To indicate your interest, contact me
urgently and confidentially for more information and
the roles you will play in this business. Or you can
reach my first son Henry Bola on his direct telephone
line or email.


All the legal information concerning this Money will
be sent to you as soon as we agree together.
Please for security reasons, when you call my son,
once he answers, ask to speak with Henry, once he
answers, ask 'what is the code?', he should answer
'BORN GREAT?. If he doesn?t say BORN GREAT, know you
are not speaking with him, hang up the phone and call
him back. This is to make sure you are talking to the
right person.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Aina Ige



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