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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: t.bruce@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:51:29 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Request=20for=20Business=20Relationship?=

REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am Mr. Tony Bruce, Head Foreign Exchange Dept; AFRIC BANK NIG. PLC lagos-Nigeria.
Every Six years, Nigeria Banks transfer to its treasury, millions of Dollars/Euro
of unclaimed deceased Depositors Funds, in compliance with the Banking Laws
and Guidelines. In the majority of cases, with reference to my bank, AFRIC
BANK, the money normally runs into several millions of Dollars.

Until Mr. Marsheu Yuan-dong, governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, his wife
and only daughter with other four other Finance officials returning from
a conference in Bali Died in a plane crash in Taiwan, I was his foreign
Currency denoted Bank Accounting officer with constant Balance in excess
of eight digits. Ever Since his death and up till this time of writing,
no Next of kin or relation of his has come forward to Claim his money with
us, since they lost there only daughter who was supposed to inherit this
liquid Assets.

However, with my position, I am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange
in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to
effect the payment of this money to whosoever that presents himself or herself
as the next of kin or relation of late Marshes Yuan-dong on private business
deal basis and arrangements.

For more update of the crash, Please visit this
Website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/

The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I Want to pull out
this unclaimed money amounting to, US$25,900,000.00 (Twenty-five Million,
Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with your co-operation and
assistance by just doing the following-

1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. She Yuan-dong
2. Provide your bank account and location where you Want the money remitted.
3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax Numbers for effective communication.

Upon receipt of your response and agreeing with my Terms,All the legally
certified Documents to prove that you are the next of Kin/beneficiary of
the said funds will be provided for your easy claim of the fund. For your
Co-operation and efforts 40% of the money will be for you as our foreign
partner, while 60% will be for my colleagues and myself that will eventually
visit your Country for disbursement of our fund portion.

As a matter of fact, it is pertinent to inform you that All modalities have
been accomplished and all Logistics in good shape to effect payment immediately.

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business Relationship.

Treat with top confidentiality

Warm Personal Regards,

Tony Bruce





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