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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: jguei2002@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:50:49 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THE=20=20MAN=20=20DIED=2E?=



JOSEPH GUEI


URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE.

My name is Joseph the Son of late General Robert Guei, the Ex-Military head
of State of Ivory Coast, who was murdered along with the Interior Minister
on the 19th of September 2002 (You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm
for complete report on thisincident).

I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and
I have had no previous personal relationships. Since the murder of my father,
I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots
of negative reports emanating from the Government and the press about my
family.

The present Government has also ensured that our bank accounts are frozen
and all assets seized. It is in view of this that I seek your co-operation
and assistance in the transfer of the sum of Twenty Seven Million United
States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) being the very last of my family fund
in my possession and control, after the murder of my father the Federal
Government seized all our properties and our accounts both local and international
was frozen.

My only hope now is this cash that my father carefully packaged and deposited
as artifacts with a Security/Finance Company in our capital abidjan and
was not discovered cause it was declared as african artwork.The said sum
can easily be with drawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary.

The security company based on my instructions will release the fund to you
and you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me in area
of viable and profitable business.

To show my preparedness and appreciation to carry-out this business with
you, 25% of the total sum will be your share and 20% commission of the proceeds
realized from the investment of this fund will also be yours, also 5% is
to be set aside for any eventual cost that might arise as the transaction
proceeds. I need your full support and co-operation for the success of this
transaction.

I plead with you to treat this issue confidential and urgent because it
is delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy. I am presently secured
in the french embassy in abidjan. I would want you to reach me through my
alternative email address(j_4guei2002@yahoo.com)
if you are interested to assist me. I sincerely will
appreciate your response.

I wait to hear from you.

Regards,
joseph Guei.





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