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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: Alexander Ajuogo <dr_alex_a01@email.ro>
Reply-To: dr_alex_a01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:36:22 +0200
Subject: Hello

Hello,
I am Dr Alexander Ajuogu,the accountant general of Diamond bank of Africa,i
request your co-operation in the project of a huge ammount,on sept.2001 a
Chinese nation wide business man,Mr Simon Young, made a fixed deposit in our
bank.When he was making deposition in our bank,he did not declare his next of
kin in his deposit application form, when i reminded him he said he wished it
so,in the conservative manner of our bank,i did not turn down his request
rather honor it considering his high net worth.

Mr Young promised me that he shall come back to make more deposite in three
months time,after three years i still did not hear from him so i decided to
reach him,i sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply,after a month i sent a reminder and finally his employer wrote to inform
me that Mr Young died in automobile accident,that he died without making a will
while my attempt to trace his next of kin through Chinese embassy proved
abortive.

The point is that his employers are not aware of his deposit with us,therefore
i am the only person who know about Mr Young's deposit,the whole details
relating to Mr Young's deposit is also with me.I am looking forward for a
foreigner like you who will act as the next of kin.i have worked out modalities
of achieving my aim by appointing you as the next of kin as well as to transfer
the money abroad for us to share.

if you agree to act as the next of kin to enable me transfer the money to our
own benefit,i will give you 30% of entire sum,60% will be for me while 10% will
be to take care of all unforeseen expenses as we may incure in the course
including in this project.I will also want you to furnish me with your full
name,contact address,telephone and fax numbers respectively.I am urgently
waiting for your reply.

Best regards,

Dr Alexander Ajuogu.




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