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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: diallo_alidu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 21:50:03 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?urgent=2Ecall=20my=20TEL=28=200022676675449=29?=

Mr.Diallo ALlidu.
15 kolughu naba av.
Age:39years old.
Email:diallo_alidu@zipmail.com.br
Marital status:married with 4children.
Occupation:banker.
Country:burkina faso.
City:ouagadougou.

I am mr.Diallo ALlidu, working at the auditing and accounting depatment,
BANK OF AFRICA (B .O. A) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa with due
respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction
that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction
.
During an investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on October
31st 1999 in (ADC) plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from
his family or relation before discovery to this development.
The said amount was U.S $5.2M (five million,two hundred thousand United
States dollars).In fact I could have done this transaction alone but because
of my position in the country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed
to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my
side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the
actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward
claims as the next of kin with affidavits of trust of oath to the Bank and
also present a foreign account where you will need the money to be transferred
into on your request as it may be after due verification and clarification
by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted
from to your own designation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of
the total sum as gratification, while 45% will be for me , and an additional
5% will be mapped out for you for showing your kind and willingness to assit
me in this transaction,also the remaining 5% will be for any expenses such
like telephone bills which was involved in the transaction and it will all
be deducted out from the total money when it is been transfered to your
account over there.

Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service
and intend to retire from service after i have concluded this transaction
with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment, either in your country or any country you advice me to invest
in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you.
I look forward to receive your reply urgently.Show your readiness to assit
me in this transaction by replying this proposal as early as possible.I
will send you how you can apply to the bank as soon as i recieve your response
towards this mail.Extend my greetings to your family and you should please
try and have trust on me in this transaction so that we shall achieve our
aim together.Do not take this very transaction as a joke,i am betting you
rigth now that this is just nothing but reality,so you reply and ask me
how you can apply for the text of application form of claim of the deceased
fund from the bank.It is the foreign remittance department that are responsible
for transferance of fund into your account over there.When you demand for
the application form of claim,i will also send you my bank proffessional
identity card for you to identify me facially.Call me with this number 0022676675449.

Thanks from,
mr.Diallo ALlidu.



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