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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: "MR,ADDO CHARLS" <addocharls@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: addocharls1@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:50:41 +0300
Subject: MR,ADDO CHARLS

ATTN:SIR/MADAM
My names are Mr. Addo charls,I am a sierra Loene National, I work as an
administrative secretary to (Standard security/financeCompany) in
Ghana. I
decided to contact you, to be my partner in business, I have been
working
with(SSF) company for the past (7)Seven years. Within this period, I
have
watched with meticulous precision how African heads of states and
government
functionaries have been using Standard security/finance Company to
shift
their money abroad . They move the money in USD ($), Pound Sterling,
French
France- (Cash) to their foreign partners,and foreigh account. They
bring in,
this consignment of money and secretly declare the content as
jewelleries,
gold, diamond,precious stones, family treasure, etc.
The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire, Foday S.Sanko of Sierra-Leone, the
late
Felix Houphet Buigny of Ivory Cost, Henry Konan Bedie of Ivory Cost
theGen.Sani Abacha of nigeria,etc. these past heads of states and
president
have hundreds of consignments deposited with Standard security/finance
company. Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed
most
of this consignments. A
lot of them are still lying here unclaimed for as much as 7years,
nobody may
ever come for them, because in most cases, the documents of deposit are
never available to any body except the depositor, and most of them are
dead.Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, Standard
security/financeCompany,management changed the policy/procedure of
claims of
consignments. That as soon as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any consignments, it
will be
released to you upon demand and if you show document.. many prominent
dignitries or people have chose to have foreign partners on whom they
wil
entrust their money to, all to avoid trace, so that they wont be held
for
embezzlement of funds in their place of work.
The late president of Sierra-Leone foday sankoh, has over 16
consignments
deposited with several names and codes. 5 of this consignment have been
claimed in past (8) eight months.by his relatives, Before he was died
in
detention in sierra leone recently. I have finished every arrangement
as to
the claim, for you to come and claim consignment, No.Z-101 containing
$10
million Dollars, and Consignment No.Z-102 containing $8 Million
Dollars, My
plan is to supply you with all the information and documents, by Fax.
You
will deal with the management directly, I will officially see to it
that the
Manager of Standard Security/financeCompany, process the documents,
that I
will send to you.(This is between both of us) with these documents I
will
send to you,as to the claim of consignment No.Z-101 and No.Z-102
They will demand some secret codes, I will supply you with every
detailed
information, through Email, as to the claim of the consignments. As
soon as,
they confirm it to be correct.They will invite you for the collection.
If
you do not want to come to Ghana African, you can arrange with them to
transfer the money to you in your country,if you want it banking system
or
shipping it to you in your country upon agreement. Nobody will ever
know I
am involved in this deal in the company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion,
we
share 65% for me, 25% for you and 10% for expense incured.You'll
arrange for
me and my family to come over to your country. I assure you that the
business have been hatched for 5 years now, it is very secure and risk
free.You can e-mail for further explanations and directive on the
procedure.
Please Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule, and include
your
private tel: / fax number to enable me reach you immediately,
Regard's
Addo charls



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