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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: kennethonwuhalu2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:43:01 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LET=20US=20CO=2DOPERATE?=

From: kenneth Onwuhalu
Citi Bank Plc
Lagos,Nigeria



Dear johns,

Please do not be offended to read this e mail from me as i never solicited
your consent before sending it to you ,I am Mr Kenneth Onwuhalu the foreign
exchange manager and Accounts officer to late Mr T johns, who is from your
country who had a construction company here in Nigeria before he died in
a ghastly motor accdient in the year 2000 with two of his children , a boy
and a girl .Unfortunately he was a divorcee before he died according to
what he told me in confidence, the supposed next of kin who was his son
also died with him.


I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation assist
me conclude a transaction concerning my deceased client who deposited the
sum of $15.500m (Fifiteen million five hundred, thousand united states dollars
only) in account Number 11008734290 with Citi Bank Nig plc. Status of account
Was a fixed deposit account that belongs to him and his entire family.


Since he died,the bank can not release this money to anyone unless the the
next of kin or relation to the deceased comes, As indicated in the banking
Law here in Nigeria. the family members or the relations have not appeared
for claims since they have no knowledge of the deposited fund morerso the
person he used as next of kin is dead. God knows that all efforts i made
over the years to locate anyone close to him could not yield the desired
result hence i had to search through the internet for anyone with the same
surname as his so that through a lawyer the preson can be presented to my
bank as his next of kin, based on this and my desire to ensure that this
oppurtunity is utilised since all frantic efforts i made falied to yield
the desired result i had to contact you while believing that you will stand
as his next of kin and claim this funds out for our mutual benefit and sharing.

At this moment, I decided to do business with you so that the money will
be released into your nominated bank account,as i will present you as the
next of kin or relation to the deceased hence you have the same surname
with him .the bank definitely will see the the money since nobody is coming
for it and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as an unclaimed
deposit because that is the next thing that will happen if it is not claimed.

The banking law and guidlines stipulates that if such money remaines unclaimed
for a period of four(4) years it will be transferred into the bank treasury
as unclaimed fund. The need for a foriegner as next of kin in this business
is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and as a Nigerian
i cannot stand as his next of kin or heir. I agree tha 30% of the money
will be for you as a foreign partner, thereafter I will visit your country
for disbursment according to the percentage indicated.

Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as indicated.
You will have to apply to the bank as a relation or next of kin of the deceased
and will Indicate your bank account details where in the money will be remitted.

Upon receipt of reply. I will send to you the text of application as soon
as you recieve this letter . Please reach me through my above e-mail immediately
and endeavour to furnish me with your full particulars, which must include
cell telephone and fax number, contact address etc.

Please note that before i contacted you the security implication of this
transaction has been reviewed throughly and found to be risk free, so be
rest assured all necessary documents that may be required will be secured
to give this transaction which i see as a golden oppurtunity all the legal
backings it requires, above all kindly keep it confidential.

I await your urgent response as soon as you receive this e mail today.OR
you can alternatively send your reply to e mail:kennethonwuhalu@yahoo.com

regards,


KENNETH ONWUHALU
CITI BANK PLC
LAGOS- NIGERIA



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