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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: "Val" <v_loov2@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: valba100@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 05:07:24 +0400
Subject: contact

Attn: Dear,

It was borne out of my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you. My name is Val; I work as an administrative secretary to a security company. I have watched with meticulous precision how some people in the gulf region and African Heads of States and Government functionaries have been using this services to move huge sums of money USD, Pounds Sterling, French Francs- (Cash) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as other materials.
Their foreign partners, friends and relatives, are claiming most of these consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as eleven years now. Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposits are never available to anybody except the depositors most of them dead.

From our records, more than 43 consignments belonging to our clients, names withdrawn have been claimed in past six months. This is why I am, soliciting for your cooperation and assistance. Another group of clients names withdrawn has 29 consignments deposited with several names and codes. I have finalized every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment No.1200, containing ** amount withdrawn and consignment No.1201 containing ** amount withdrawn. My duty is to supply you with all information and documents by mail from our management’s in the gulf region.

No body will ever know I am involved in the deal I suggest upon conclusion we share on a conclusive percentage which we have to finalize on our agreement.

At the successful conclusion of this deal, you will arrange for me to meet you over to your country I assure you that this business have been hatched for years now, it is very secure and 100% risk free. For further explanations and directives on the procedures reach me immediately and send me your contact telephone / fax number and address as you can equally contact me at my email: valba100@netscape.net

Yours sincerely,

Val..


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