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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: michaelwilliams652003@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:47:38 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?fund=20management?=

FROM Mr. michael williams
DIAMOND BANK [DIAMOND BANK]
BENIN REP

Dearest friend,

In order to transfer out (USD 9 MILLION) million United States Dollars from
DIAMOND BANK [DIAMOND BANK].

I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle this important and
confidential business believing that you will never let me down either now
or in future.

I am Mr.michael williams. the AUDITOR GENERAL of DIAMOND BANK [DIAMOND
BANK]ASSISTED RURAL PROJECTS IN BENIN REPUBLIC.

There is some fund left in this bank since 1999 and nobody has claimed it
After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if
I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this money is :MR Raymond Beck: a foreigner,and a business
man by profession and he died since 1999.

No other person knows about this money or any thing concerning it,The owner
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that
his company does not know anything about this money and the amount involved
is (USD$9M) nine million United States Dollars.

I want us to claim and transfer the [USD 9M] nine million United States
Dollars from this account into a safe foreigners account abroad , but I
don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved
to any foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former
owner of the account is Mr Raymond Beck is a foreigner too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
our selves before,but be sured that it is real and a genuine business.

You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently,I
would want us to conclude this transfer within few working days, In that
regards kindly confirm to me your willing to receive this money into a foreign
account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe.

I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments
as soon as you receive our fund and confirm to me.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give
to you upon your willingness immediately.
If you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence
and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit
because this opportunity will never come again in my life.

I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake
I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account after the proceedures and the necessary banking transfer
Mode of transfer, which you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving
no trace to any place.

You can also come to discuss with me face to face here in Benin republic
after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will
fly to your country so at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I will apply for annual live to get visa immediately Ihear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account.

I will use my position andinfluence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for unforseen expenses both
parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.

you can contact me immediately through my personal email address (michael_williams652003@yahoo.fr)

Thanks.

Best regards.
michael williams




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