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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: "ALBERT IKOMI" <albertokomi@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:04:53 +0400
Subject: GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

INTERGLOBE SECURITY & FINANCE CO
FROM THE DESK OF ALBERT IKOMI
SOUTH AFRICA.

DEAR SIR,
HOW ARE YOU? THIS CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL THAT I AM MAKING TO YOU IS
BASED ON THE INFORMATION OF YOU THAT I READ ON THE INTERNET AND WAS
COMPELLED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS WAY TO AVOID TIME WASTAGE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH ONE OF OUR CLIENT, LATE JONES SABIMBI.A LATE REBEL
LEADER IN THE SOUTH DIAMOND MINING REGION OF ANGOLA.DURING THE CIVIL
WAR IN ANGOLA,THE LATE REBEL LEADER DEPOSITED FUND IN OUR SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TRANSFER IT TO OUR
HEAD OFFICE IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATE(DUBAI)WHICH I DID.ON THE COURSE OF
THE WAR,THE LEADER WAS KILLED AFTER TWO MONTH OF THIS DEPOSIT AND HIS
FUND LEFT IN OUR COMPANY WHICH NO BODY IS AWARE OF EXCEPT MY SELF AND
TWO OF MY COLLEGUES IN THE OFFICE.NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A CAPABLE
FOREIGNER WHO CAN ASSIST US TRANSFER THIS FUND OUT OF OUR LIAISON OFFICE
IN EUROPE THE TOTAL FUND DEPOSITED BY THE LATE LEADER IS ($US50.000.000)
FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS.ALL DOCUMENT WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU
GET THE FUND OUT OF OUR SISTER COMPANY IN EUROPE WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU
.
I ASSURE YOU THAT ALL IS WELL AS ALL THE DOCUMENTATION ARE ALREADY
AVAILABLE.THEREBY MAKING IT HUNDRED PERCENT RISKY FREE.
BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL OF THIS TRANSACTION,WE APPEAL TO YOU THAT
YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS INFORMATION PERSONAL AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATE TO
INFORM US OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PREVENT US WAITING FOR SO LONG.

I AWAIT TO HAND YOU OVER ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT CONCERNING THIS
TRANSACTION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS FUND TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY ON MY PERSONEL PRIVATE EMAIL:albert_ikomi@hotmail.com

REGARDS,
ALBERT IKOMI



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