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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: solo_kamara@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:35:24 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20FROM=20THE=20DESK=20OF=20SOLOMON=20KAMARA=20PHILLIP=2E?=


FROM THE DESK OF SOLOMON KAMARA PHILLIP.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN
ABIDJAN, COTE D,IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.


Dear sir,

With due respect and humility, I write to you this proposal.I am the manager
of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of Banque Internationale
du Abidjan. I am writing following the impressive information about you,
l got your contact in my quest for a reliabe and capable person to assist
me in this deal, l trust your capability and reliability to champion this
businees opportunity.

In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$22,000,000,M US
dollars (TWENTY TWO Million US dollars). In an account that belongs to
one of our foreign customer who died in the WORLD TRADE CENTRE along with
his entire family on 11 September 2001 in New York.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of kin to come forward and claim his money because we cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines and policies but unfortunately we
learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with
him at Urgly attack at the World Trade Centre leaving nobody behind for
the claims.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this businness
proposal to you to transact this DEAL with you and to act as the next of
kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming forth and l dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury
as unclaimed Bill.

According to our Banking policies and guideline here which stipulates that
if such money remained unclaimed after five years,the money will automatically
be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.My request for a
foreigner to ac t as next of kin in this business is by the fact that the
customer was a foreigner and a citizen of this country cannot stand or put
claims as next of kin to a foreigner.

l agreed to offer 30% of the total fund to you, for your assistance, to
act as the next of Kin to the foreigner,to provide account, 10% will be
for reimbursement of any expenses incured during the curse of the transaction,
There after, I and my family will visit your country for disbursement and
for investment in your country.

Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone
and fax number for easier and effective communication and location where
the money will be transfer.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text
of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction
is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all
required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact
me immediately as soon as you receive this letter. hope to hear from you
immediately.

Yours faithfully,

FROM MR SOLOMON KAMARA PHILLIP.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN
ABIDJAN, COTE D,IV FROM THE DESK OF SOLOMON KAMARA PHILLIP.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN
ABIDJAN, COTE D,IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.




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