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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: "George Babs" <george_babs@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgebabs@jumpy.it
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:47:27 +0100
Subject: URGENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS .

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT
IKOYI-LAGOS
private email:georgebabs@jumpy.it


FROM: DR. GEORGE BABS. ( Mnse, JP.)

DEAR PARTNER,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATES IN YOUR COUNTRY.


I write to inform you of my desire to

acquire estates or landed properties in
your country on
behalf of the Director of Contracts and

Finance Allocations of the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria.

Considering his very strategic and

influential position, he would want the
transaction
to be as strictly confidential as

possible. He further wants his identity

to
remain undisclosed at least for now,

untill the completion of the transaction.

Hence our desire to have an overseas

agent. I have th! erefore been directed

to
inquire if you would agree to act as our

overseas agent in order to actualize
this transaction.The deal, in brief, is

that the funds with which we intend to
carry out our proposed investments in

your country is presently in a coded
account at the Nigerian Apex Bank (i.e.

the Central Bank of
Nigeria) and we need your assistance to

transfer the funds to your country in a
convenient bank account that will be

provided by you before we can put the
funds
into use in your country.

For this, you shall be considered to have
executed a contract for the Federal

Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria

for
which payment should be effected to you

by the Ministry, The contract sum
of which shall run into US$17.4 Million,

out of which your share shall be
20% if you agree to be our overseas

agent.As soon as payment is effected,
and the amount mentioned above is

successfully transferred in! to your

account,

we intend to use our own share in

acquiring some estates abroad. For this

too
you shall also serve as our agent. In the

light of this, I would like you to
forward to me the following information:

1.Your company name and address if any
2.Your personal fax number
3.Your personal telephone number for easy

communication.

You are requested to communicate your

acceptance of this proposal through my abovestated private
emailaddress:georgebabs@jumpy.it after which we shall discuss in details the
modalities for seeing this transaction through.

Your quick response will be highly

appreciated.

Thank you in anticipation of your

cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

DR. GEORGE BABS. ( Mnse, JP.)


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