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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: myfriend2005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:15:52 +0100
Subject: TREAT URGENTLY AND CONFIDENTIAL.

FROM: MR. ALIMU BUBE.
Dear friend,
I have picked-up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine
confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable
for this important business transaction believing also that you will let
me down either now or in the future.
My name is Alimu bube I am the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of bank of africa (BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.
There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 2000
nobody has operated on this account again. I discovered that if I do not
remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited to the government as
dormant account.
The owner of this account is Mr. Duckson Fritz, a foreigner, he was a miner
at Kruger Petroleum oil and gas Company, a geologist by profession, and
he died since 2TH november 2000 in a plane crash. No other person knows
about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation
proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is $20.5M US dollars (Twenty point five
million us dollars)I want to transfer this sum of Twenty point five million
us dollars into a safe foreign account abroad. I am contacting you based
on the fact that you are a foreigner because this money can only be approved
for payment to a foreigner.
I know that this proposal will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before. However I got your contact from a trade consultant in
burkina faso, though I did not disclose the purpose of my seeking for a
foreign business partner to him.
Although we will still have to meet to sign some agreement before the final
transfer of the fund into any of your designated bank account.
I have involved a very senior official in the operational
department, and we have agreed that after the transfer of the money into
your account, you shall be entitled to 30% of the total sum, my colleagues
and I will have 60%while 10% will be used to reimburse any expenses incurred.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation
on the side of both parties.
Please note that this deal can only take place on the following
conditions;
1. Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and
guaranteed, considering our positions in the bank.
2. Assurance that our own share will be released to us in good faith when
this money finally gets into your account and send me your telephone and
fax numbers.
All things being equal, this transaction will be within 10 working days
as soon as we hear from you.
Please treat with utmost confidentiality. Contact me as quickly as possible
through my above e-mail or my alternative
e-mail: hfriendh@excite.com
my private telephone 00226.78.83.16.42.
telephone and fax numbers will be needed for easy communication.
Expecting your urgent response,
Best Regards,
Yours faithfully,
mr.Alimu bube.



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