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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: solomon_camara@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:24:39 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR?=

DEAR,
Permit me to inform you that i am interested to contact you in disclosing
everything about me to you I am 20 years old, and the Son of late DR TONY
CAMARA, the former chief accountant to the SIERRA-LEONE GOLD/DIAMOND corporation
in Kenama District who was assassinated bythe R. U. F rebels during his
visit to our village,subsequent to the death of my late beloved father,my
mother died one month later as a result of the shock, and before then my
mother has already advised me and my sinor brother to look for a foreign
partner to transfer this funds to and invests it abroad. I inherited the
total sum of US$30 million from my late beloved father as next of kin to
my family.

This money which is concealed in two metallic trunk boxes, was deposited
with a security company in ABIDJAN for safe keeping, though the security
company officials does not know the real contents of the deposited consignment,
because it was lodged in on the day of deposit as containing family valuables

(African Art works).belonging to an ABIDJAN based friend of my late father.
It was lodged in as containing African Art Works, in other to avoid raising
any eyebrows,just for security purpose.

My late parents succeeded in moving in the two iron trunk boxes, into this
country from Sierra-Leone through the help of a Shipping Company's Manager,
friend of my late father. Now that we are in Abidjan and have confirmed
the deposit, we now need your assistance to help us move this funds out
from the Security Company for investment in your country. As we can not
embark on any investment here in AFRICA based on it's closeness to our country
Sierra Leone, and also considering the fact that we are notice in the business
world, and as the war is still going on there in our country. We want you
to locate a valuable and lucrativebusiness, were we can invest our funds
for future profit while you remain the general overseer of the investments.Your
kind assistance will not be under estimated as we have resolved in giving
to you 20% of the total sum of US$2 million, and 5% of total thesum is set
aside for any expenses that will be incurred in course of this transaction,
such as phone calls, air tickets, and hotel accommodations.

You are hereby required to visit the security company office as my late
father's foriegn partner the, beneficiary of the trunk boxes,for the withdrawal
of the consignment as we can send you every document regards the deposit
we have recover some relevant documents such as the confirmation of deposit,receipt
of part payment for the safe keeping fee and also the photograph of the
cash box,regarding to this deposit. There is need for urgent actions, because
as it is the security company's daily demurrage charge is fast accumulating
and it is US$30 per day for safe keeping, and the initial payment for the
deposit has since expired.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Your's Sincerely,

SOLOMON CAMARA.





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