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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 salas tuko" <tuko17@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: tuko17@mail2world.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:01:11 -0800
Subject: hello

My name is Mr salas tuko,I work in executive capacity with SAGAM
SECURITY COMPANY (ltd) ACCRA GHANA .


I joined the services of this company in 1991. I got the information
concerning you and your company from our Chamber of Commerce here and
after due consultation, I decided to contact you believing that
by the grace of God that you will be my partner in this business.


I have worked with this company for over 12 years, within this period of
time I watched with meticulous precision onhow African Head of State
and government functionaries have been moving huge sums of money
(Dollars, PoundSterling, French Franc, Cash)with the aid of their
foreign partners abroad.


They bring in these consignment of money cash and secretly declare the
content as jewelries, Gold, Precious Stones, Family Treasure, Documents,etc.

Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Fodey Sankoy of Sierra Leone, Felix Houphet
Buigny of Ivory Coast, Konnan Bede of Ivory Coast, etc.

These people have at one time or the other deposited consignments with
us and their foreign partners, relatives and Next of Kin are Claiming
most of these consignment and a lot more are laying here
unclaimed for as much as 7 years, as no available
information to anybody except the depositors, and most of them are
dead.


Since the inception of the year 2003, SAGAM SECURITY COMPANY LTD
Management changed the procedure of claiming of consignments.
As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as
contained in the secret file of the company as regard the consignment,
it will be released to you upon demand.


From our records, more than 10 consignments belonging to these people
has been claimed in the past six months and this is why I am seeking for

your co-operation and assistance. Mr. Martin Greenberg was an American,he
worked with one of the top ministers of President Robert Mugabe who was
in charge of the campaigning for re-electing Mr. Mugabe into office in

their last election.

He deposited this consignment containing 35.5 million United State
Dollars ($35.5m USD)early in 1999, this money according to him was to be
used for further political programmes.

He died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999 with the Wife[on the
Egyptian 990] with reports on CNN as you can verify via the CNN website
as stated
below:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html,

He died alongside with other passengers aboard without leaving any
relations as his wife died as well in the same plane crash.
Since his death, no one knows about this transaction with SAGAM SECURITY
COMPANY ltd except me who acted as company attorney when he deposited
the consignment.


I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim the
consignment as the next of Kin to Mr. Martin Greenberg The procedure is

very simple: - Apply officially to the Director of operation
SAGAM security company Ltd ACCRA GHANA , for the release of
consignment No.TSC/15031964.

They will demand for some documents and the security code of the
consignment, you will call on me to supply you with every detailed
Information as regard the consignment.

As soon as they have confirmed it to be correct, the
company will invite you for the collection. Nobody will ever know that I
am involved in the deal , I suggest upon conclusion, we share it on the
Ratio of 50%-40%and 10% will go for humanitarian service ie
motherless babies home, more also you will make an arrangement on
investments that I will invest my money in your country.

I assure you that this business is very secure and risk free.
Please, if you are interested on this proposal,kindly let me know.
Thanks
Mr salas tuko
Please reply to this email address:tuko17@sino.net




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