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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.PRINCE ALBERT DEAL" <princealbertdeal@teenmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princealbertdeal@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:16:42 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

GREETINGS.
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 26 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK.
I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST
PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING
THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
I AM MR.PRINCE ALBERT DEAL AN ACCOUNTANT IN UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
(AMI). THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 2003 AND SINCE
2004 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING
THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO
NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR
NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER,
AND THE MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A CHEMICAL
ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG DAKAR
-colobane EXPRESS WAY SINCE THEN. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER
BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS
COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT
INVOLVED IS USD (26 MILLION DOLLARS). I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY
FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS
MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE
APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGNACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS
AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS A
FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT
IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM
THE COMPUTER ,WITHBELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN
IN THIS 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 WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT TO BIND
US TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN
ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE
REMMITTED.AND I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND
SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER
WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR
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 LATER
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 YOURSTRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.
WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO
ANY FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH
ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL
ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS
WITH ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN
YOUR PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO
DAYS AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM
YOU THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR
ACCOUNT. I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL
APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH
APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES
BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY EMAIL. princealbertdeal@yahoo.com
YOURS TRULY,
MR.PRINCE ALBERT DEAL


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