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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: aminata_boga@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:07:47 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Miss=20Aminata=20boga?=

GREETINGS Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire to seek your
assistance.
I got your contact from the International web site
directory, in my search a reputable and trust worthy person that will help
me, and for this recommendation.
I prayed over it and selected your name among othe names
due to its esteeming nature. I must not hesitate to confide in your for
this simple and sincere business.

I am Aminata boga, the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs
Coluibaly boga.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the
economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father
took me and my younger brother special because we are motherless. Before
the death of my father on 30th June 2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan.
He
secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a
sum of $23.000.000(Twenty Three Million dollars) left in a
suspense account in IVORY-COAST(ABIDJAN-CITY) that he used my name as his
first Daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth
and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance
his from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates,that
I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice
where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
So am honourably seeking your assistance in the following
ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be
transferred to.
2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a girl of 22
years.
Moreover, we are willing to offer you 20% of the sum as
compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund
to your designate account overseas.email me on this email address (amin.boga@freesurf.fr)


Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards.

Miss Aminata boga

NB: My Younger brother Abass is also with me



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