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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: "dumba iyere" <dumba@excite.it>
Reply-To: dumba@mail2queen.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:57:07 +0100
Subject: HELP A WIDOW

FROM ;Mrs Iyere D. Dumba
South Africa

This letter may come to you as a surprise but it was borne
out of my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.I
got your e-mail address when i was browsing through the internetnet seaching
for a credible and reliable partner i can put my trust in.
First, your strictest confidence in this transaction is highly solicited.

I am writting to seek for your noble and profeesional assistance in investing
fund my late husband died and left behind. By introduction,I am Mrs Koli
Dumba a
South Africa and wife of late Chief Dauda Dumba.

Chief Dauda Dumba my late husband was a well known Cocoa dealer in the whole
west Africa before he died. After his return business trip from Abidjan-Cote
d'Ivoire he was attacked by unknown assassine in his house where he was
rushed to the hospital and later died after some days. (May his soul
rest in peace) Before he died in the hospital he disclosed to me about the
sum of TWENTY TWO million five hundred thousand US dollars
($22.5,000.000) he deposited in a private security /safe deposit company
in HOLLAND.

According to my late husband he deposited the money in a trunk box and decleared
it as family treasure for security reason, he instructed me to claim the
money and invest it overseas with a trustworthy
person/company for our future life. This is my reason for contacting you
to know if you
can render me a good assistance in which the money will be transfer to your
bank
account for a lucrative investments you will advice in your country or
some where you will introduce.

Please I am appealing to you to assist me hence I have it in mind to establish
a rewarding relationship with you by giving you 15% of the total sum. I
have visited
the security company with all the related documents issued to my late husband
at the time he deposited the money and confirm it real. Note that immediately
the money is been transferred to your account you will
then make arrangement for our coming over to meet you for the investment.

Please help a widow woman like me as you will never have any thing to regret.

Looking forward to receive your positive response.You can reach me henceforth
via my personal box thus: dumbaiyere@outgun.com

Thanks and God bless you

MRS IYERE DUMBA.










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