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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: mrsjkabila54@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:47:56 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?STRICTLY=20CONFIDENTIAL=20AND=20URGENT=20DEAR=20TRUSTEE?=

Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
From: MRS.JUSTINA KABILA <mrsjkablia54@zipmail.com.br>
Reply-To: mrsjustinakabila54@yahoo.co.uk
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: MRS. JUSTINA KABILA
E-MAIL: mrsjustinakabila54@yahoo.co.uk
ATTN:DEAR TRUSTEE

AN APPEAL FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY I AM FIFTY
ONE YEARS OLD WIDOW (THE THIRD WIFE) OF THE LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA
OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. MY HUSBAND WAS ASSASINATED BY ONE
OF HIS BODYGUARD ON THE 16th OF JANUARY 2001. AT THE MID OF THE REBELLION
WHICH IS STILL ON IN MY COUNTRY,MY SON AND I WENT OUT OF CONGO ACCORDING
TO MY HUSBAND INSTRUCTION BEFORE HIS DEATH BECAUSE THE FAITH OF OUR COUNTRY
WAS YET TO BE DECIDED.

WE CAME TO AMSTERDAM WITH THREE SEALED BAGGAGE CONTAINING THE SUM OF TWENTY-TWO
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$22,000,000.00). ON ARRIVAL IN AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS, WE SOUGHT FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO
OPERATE A BANK ACCOUNT AND DECIDED TO DEPOSIT THE SEALED BAGGAGES CONTAINING
THE FUNDS WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY.(UCL DIPLOMATIC SERVICES) FOR
SECURITY REASONS, I DECLARED THE CONTENT AS PHOTOGRAHPIC MATERIALS of high
security value BELONGING TO MY FOREIGN AFFILIATED BUSINESS PARTNER.

SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO
HELP ME FOR SAFE KEEPING OF THE MONEY PRIOR TO INVESTING IN ANY CONDUCIVE
COUNTRY IN OVERSEA. I GOT IN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY IN AUSTRALIA,HE BECAME
GREEDY CONSIDERING HIS SHARE IN THE TRANSACTION, HE ASKED FOR 40%. LUCKILY,
I RAN INTO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILS, AND DECIDE TO CONTACT
YOU AND SEE IF YOU COULD BE OF ANY HELP TO ME AND THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION
IS AS FOLLOWS:

1) 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING ACCOUNT
AND SAFE KEEPING OF THE FUNDS.

2) 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE
INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. 3) 70% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL
BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY OF WHICH YOU WILL BE
A GUIDE TO US.

PLEASE SHOULD THIS MEET YOUR ULTMOST CONSIDERATION,CONTACT MY SON (PETER
KABILA)THROUGH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS peterkabila29@yahoo.co.uk PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO ASK (PETER) ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONSIDER NECESSARY, HE IS FRONTING
FOR ME ;AS I LOOK FOWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOURS TRULY,
MRS. JUSTINA KABILA.




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