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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: "kelivn dennis" <kelivn@z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kelivn@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:22:29 +0000
Subject: confidential

Attention Sir/Madam,

l wish you this day the blessing of God Almighty as you sit close to digest the good things i have to share with you.

Sir, time has always been against the tide of human schedule, hence i shall occupy this slim opportunuity to introduce myself properly , my motive and why somebody like you has been chosen to discuss this matter.

Sir, l am Mr kelivn dennis, a liberian by nationality and presently based in Accra Ghana, because of the motive behind the mask of this humble write -up i am about to disclose to you.

Sir,the story goes like this.
l was an errand boy to the former president, Charles Taylor of Liberia.l was not among the cabinet but i was in the position the enables me to know some discreet dealings of the president ,and this was because i am a cousin to his second wife and this was also unknown to the first lady Jewel Taylor,well at the said time my duties and two other close men to the president was to be transporting funds to some banks in some africa countries ,under a disguise coverage of the president .

Sir,we were doing all these coded dealing for Mr president, for nothinng in returns, excepting the presidential divident we sometimes enjoy's.All he will say is that he will help us spread our tentacles internationally and he will also promise that in due time , he will invest for us.

As God will have it, Almost at the end of his reign, he made me to travel to Ghana, under a deplomatic coverage to deposit nineteen million dollars, (19,000000 USD) in a security company vault in Accra,my name wasin the depository column and one Mr Henry Dice, his friend as the beneficiary and this was his device .

Barely , two weeks after my arrival , he was pressurized by the international body to step down from power , and after three months , he abdicated and went to seek assylum in Nigeria.

Sir,l will not be shy to say tha my been loyal for four years to the president almost end my life in penury ,and the only sustainance was my 850 usd salary permonth.lt may sound too terrifying and funny , but this id africa leaders for you.

Sir, not to place you too long in suspence , i shall go further to unveil what the scenario of this write -up has in stock.After some years in lagos,Nigeria and all the time in a refugee camp,sufferring and meditating in stress, it came to my memory vividly of the fund that i went to deposit for the president . to cut long story short ,i quietly came to ghana and went straight to the security company anquiring of the fund , but to my greatest surprise , they told me that for three years now they have been tyring to reach out to me .


As God will have it , all they demanded for is the beneficiary Mr Henry Dice, who is a personal friend to the president.Sir,this is where your vecancy is , you are to assist me on the ground of impersonating as the brother to Mr H.dice and now that Henry dice is dead you are in charge .

Sir, from look of things all they may sodemand is for me to verify the authenticity of the story which i will surely do.

Sir, i know and believe that some people are brought down for other to climb.all you have to do in this deal is to impersonate as a brother to the said beneficiary Mr Henry dice, who is now demise, so that the fund could be transferred to you.

Sir,Although it takes quite some doings but not all that tasky. besides, i am going to introduce you as the beneficiary's brother and all you need to do is to just accept the vacancy i have set-asside for you to occupy.

Furthermore,l also think it is advicable to reach a term of agreement in this dealing and below spell my conditions which is the subject to ammendment.

1. Accepting and playing the role as my beneficiary, 25% of the total fundgoes to you.

2.2% will be set asside for any expences incured by you during the transaction.

3.this transaction should be kept in discreet.

4.your full identity, you have to send to me for both security, because after recieving the fund , i shall come to you abode

Sir , if agreed upon i will advice you mail me back, as i will be in anticipation waiting for your reply.


Devoted,

Kelivn Dennis




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