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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: "Monica Gezi" <gezi_louis@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:20:50 +0000
Subject: Business Relationship

From: Mrs. Monica Gezi Phundu
Add: #23 Tudor Avenue
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone:+27 73 162 6558
Fax:+27 11 507 5591
E-amil:gezi_louis@hotmail.com

Attn:The Managing Director ,

Compliment of the day to you. I am Mrs Monica Gezi Phundu, a nationality of
Zimbabwe. I wish to inform your reputable self/firm on behalf of my entire
family and my son.Louis Phundu about an immensely beneficial business
transaction that involves the sum US$57.4M (Fifty Seven Million Four Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which was deposited by late husband in the
name of our only son Louis Gezi Phundu in a security company in RSA before
his death on the 27th of July 2001. We've decided to contact you base on
the profound expertise information gathered from your country's industrial
directory.

My family is presently in the Republic of South Africa as assylum
seekers/refugees owing to the land reform crises in my country Zimbabwe
which led to the death of my late husband Mentu Gezi Phundu. Consqently,we
have decided to invest and re-settle outside the African continent due to
geometric economic depression and increase in crises which leads to
detoriation of human rights, devaluation of currencies, acute scarcity of
food and other amenities. I hope you may have heard of the crises in
Zimbabwe over the CNN AND BBC news.

In a nullshell, my family would like you/your company to assist us in the
following areas:

1)To assist my family in transfering this huge sum of money into your
company's/private account for our investment(s) in your country.
2) To advise us on the monetary policies including the taxable percentage(s)
on the said money when transferred into your country by the Government.
3) To advise my family on the profitable and reliable investment(s)
opportunities in your country

You shall be extensively briefed on more information about this proposal,
the modalities ALREADY PUT IN PLACE in expediting it and you are due for 30%
of the total money for your services to my family, 10% for any incurable
expenses and 60% for my family's investment. Please feel free to contact
us back as quickly as possible for more clarifications.

Please keep to the ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION AND I WOULD
BE EXTREMELY GLAD IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED. ALSO NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% RISK FREE, TRANSPARENT AND LEGITIMATE AND ALL THE RELATED DOCUMENTS
ARE INTACT.

Waiting for your immediate response.
Best Regards,

Mrs Monica Gezi Phundu
For the family
Phone:+27 73 162 6558
Fax:+27 11 507 5591
E-amil:gezi_louis@hotmail.com


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