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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: micheal ezenwa <micheal_ezenwa@linuxmail.org> (may be fake)
Date: 19 Nov 2004 00:37:50 -0000
Subject: GREETINGS



Dear Sir,

I am pleased to send my greetings to you. I know this
Letter will definitely come to you as a surprise; I
Actually came about your name when I was browsing
through the Internet and searching for a reliable,
trustworthy and confidential partner who can transact
this business with us.

I am the chairman of the contract Review/Audit
Committee scrutinizing all record covering executed
contract awarded by previous military government of
Nigeria. My colleagues and I have uncovered a floating
amount of USD$22,500,000.00 (TWENTY-TWO MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS), without a clear
beneficiary owing to a deliberate act of over
invoicing and inflating of contract value by some past
Government officials.

This money (USD$22.5M), has already been approved for
payment by the Federal ministry of Petroleum and
natural resources and is secured under Contract number
MMPS/FGN/V1233/MMPS-X29/98, Job Completion Certificate
No:(67700242MMPS/C) Reference Allocation Number:
PE/77775/AEX-60X of 17th Oct 1999

As top civil servants we are not authorized to operate
Foreign bank account and this is why we want to use
your bank account to transfer this money outside
Nigeria. We have accepted you as our foreign partner
and will now regularize the approvals to you as the
trust beneficiary of the contract sum

As soon as we receive your acceptance, we shall inform
you of the necessary requirements from you to
facilitate transfer this sum. We have resolved to Give
you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your
assistance, 70% is for me and my partners here in
Nigeria, 10% is set aside to cover every expenses made
in the course of the transaction.

Note that this should be confidential. Send your
urgent response through my E-mail:
michael_ezenwa@linuxmail.org including your
secured phone and fax numbers for easy communication
on the subject matter.
And also note that an urgent call from you will also
ascertain your interest .

I am awaiting your immediate reply.

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Michael Ezenwa
Tel: 234-803-6666-216
michael_ezenwa@linuxmail.org







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