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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: "uzo" <isaac04@tiscali.de>
Reply-To: isaacuzoyelu2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:00:34 -0800
Subject: YOUR ASSITANCE IS NEEDED

ORIENT BANK PLC,
EASTERN REGIONAL HEAD QUARTERS,
NO 50 WEST AVENUE LAGOS ISLAND
LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
TEL 234 80 20 23 07

ATTN:SIR/MADAM,

I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF ORIENT BANK PLC OF NIGERIA. I WILL LIKE TO DO A
VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU, THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK, WITH
A CREDIT BALANCE(USD$10.000.000.00 TEN MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW, ON
MY FURTHER
INVESTIGATION,I nDISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT,A FOREIGNER {MR
ROBERT DANIEL}WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT. WHAT I NEED FROM
YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE ORIGINAL
ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER AND GIVE CLEARANCE
FOR ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL
SUPPLY
YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT,WHICH YOU WILL
PRESENT TO
THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER,AFTER THE BANK HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION,THEN
I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS,AND
WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE THIS FUND AT RATIO 30 AND 65 PERCENT,30% FOR YOUR
SERVICES, AND 65% FOR ME,THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES
INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS
NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS,THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE VALUE
OF BANKING SYSTEM,KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.THANKS
BEST REGARD,
ISAAC UZO

isaacuzoyelu2@yahoo.com

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