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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: "Mr Emmanuel Nduka" <emmanuelnduka2@tiscali.de>
Reply-To: emmanuelnduka2@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:59:22 -0800
Subject: Compliments

Dear Friend,
TOP URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS FOR YOU

I am Mr Emmanuel Nduka The Senior Accountant in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
On June 6, 2001, an American mining consultant/contractor with the Nigeria
mining corporation, Mr. Stanley K Gram made a numbered time (fixed) Deposit
for twelve (12) calendar months, valued at US$14.200,000.00(FORTEEN MILLION,TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,the
Nigerian mining corporation that Mr. Stanley K Gram died from an automobile
accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making
a (WILL) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Stanley K
Gram did not declare any kin or relation in hisofficial documents, including
his Bank deposit paper work in my Bank. This sum US$14.2000.000.00 is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one has ever come forward to claim the fund.
According to our Nigerian Law,
at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I would like you to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr. Stanley K Gram so that the fruits of this old man?s labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is
simple, you have to provide immediately

(1) your full name and address
(2) yourprivate phone/fax number (3) .
(3)A means of identification either a copy of your
international passport or Driver liesence?

An Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits, which will
put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of an accredited
Attorney for the drafting and notarization of the ?WILL? and to obtainthe
necessary documents and the of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world, which you will provide,
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next
of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ration of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as the Attorney will do the paper work for this
transaction. This transaction will be perfected well.Upon your response,
I shall then provide with more details and relevant documents that will
help you to understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email address:emmanuelndukauba11@eramail.co.za

Best regards

Mr Emmanuel Nduka

THE SENIOR ACCOUNT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.


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