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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: "Mrs.Josephen Williams Gezi" <jgwilliams50@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 07:33:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT

Mrs Josephen Williams Gezi
ADD:2-3 Nelson Mandela Avenue,
Sandton City, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Alt-Email:jgwilliams45@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+27-833-566-265

Dear Sir/Madam,

This may appear a bit surprising to you but very beneficial; as a matter of
urgency, i am desparately
looking for a foriegn partner whom i can trust to handle some investment or
fund movement. I am MRS. JOSEPHEN WILLIAMS GEZI wife of late MR.MENTU
WILLIAMS GEZI, who was murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans and sponsored
assasins of the tyrant Robert Mugabe.

I got your address from the consultancy directory during my search for a
reliable and honest persoban to transact this busines with. I write to
solicit for your special assistance to a family shattered by a tyrannical
government led by a dictator and his (ZANU-PF) ruling party- president
Robert Mugabe.

Because of land and farm land crisis in Zimbabwe, the government secretly
sponsored the war veterans and some irrate party members to disposess the
land being occupied by white farmers. This action has led to the killing of
some members of opposition party...The MDC including my
husband(MENTU WILLIAMS), who did do not support this ill-fated action.

But before the death of my husband, he anticipated some dangers and so he
deposited the sum of US$15.4m (Fifteen million four hundered Thousand United
States Dollars)in the name of our only son 'LOUIS' at a reputable security
company in South Africa with the intention of using it to open fertilizer
manufacturing company among other companies in our neighbouring country
(Swaziland )after his university education.

On the 29th of July, 2001, the war veterans and some supporters of
(ZANU-PF)ruling party trooped into our compound and axed him(my husband) to
death. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son, Louis Williams,
but he managed to escape to a neighbouring country, South Africa as a
political asylum seeker (refugee).

I and my two daughters are right now in the Republic of South Africa as
Assylum refugees because of the social political and economic crises in my
country (Zimbabwe) which detoriates everyday by day especially AFTER THIS
RECENT VISIT OF THE U.S PRESIDENT G.W.BUSH TO AFRICA AND
CONDERMED THE MUGABE'S REGIME. Also, there is massive arrest and five years
detainsion of all the protestants and the MDC supporters as ordered by
President Robert Mugabe.

Conseqently, our status/position here in South Africa does not permit us to
open an account or run any huge financial business. That is why I want this
fund to be transferred out of Africa continent (BEFORE IT IS FROOZEN BY THE
ROARING LION of the tyrant Robert Mugabe's regime) into your private/company
account so that you will assist us to invest it in your country.

But before we continue in this transaction, we would have to sign an
AGREEMENT for our protection and rights. Also, i wish to inform you that
this transaction is NOT A CHILD'S PLAY and it is 100% REAL AND RISK FREE and
been assisted by an international business law firm based here in South
Africa and we are looking forward to employing the services of another law
firms in USA to prove its transparency and legitimacy and avoid all any
interception by the internal, international and multi-national monetary
bodies.

Hence,if you agree to assist us, we will offer you 20% of the money for your
assistance, 10% will be for the possible expenses incurred in the process of
this transaction, while 70% will be for our family investment(s) in your
country through your assistance.Please send your reply to my ALTERNATIVE
MAIL BOX ALSO,[jgwiliiams45@yahoo.co.uk].

I need your urgent and confidential response.
Best regards,
JOSEPHEN WILLIAMS GEZI (MRS.)
FOR THE FAMILY .

Note: On your response and interest, you shall be introduced to the
international business law firm based here in Johannesburg South Africa and
a top South African Reserve Bank Director SARB who are assisting my family
in this transaction for any query/demand for due clearifications.

Also, all the related documents to this transaction including the
certificates that cover this money from both the security
company,international and national monetary laws and clearence documents
from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to prove the legality, existence
,transparency,
drug free and Risk Free of this transaction are in safe custody with the law
firm.

You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this
situation on the following THREE sites:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html

www.dailynews.zimbabwe.com

Note: YOU HAVE NO RISK TO BEAR NOR QUESTIONS TO ANSWER NOW AND AFTER THE
REALISATION OF THE TRANSACTION BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE AND SECURED.

Whenever you call the DIRECT NUMBER ABOVE, YOU WOULD EITHER GET ME OR MY SON
LOUIS ON THE LINE. SO WHOEVER IS ON THE LINE AT THE TIME OF YOUR CALL, FEEL
FREE TO AIR YOUR
VIEWS..OK.

Waiting for your prompt and positive response

Thanks.

Mrs Josephen.


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