joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Fraud email example:

From: alimisule@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 08:19:47 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3A=20Alimi=20Sule?=

Dear Sir,
This is important, and requires your immediate attention! First,I mustsolicit
your strictest confidence in the ransaction. To intimate you further, we
are top officials of the new civilian administration Committee on Foreign
and Local Contract Payment,who are interested in the importation of goods
into our countrywith funds which are presently trapped in Nigeria.

In order to actualize this dream, we seek your assistance to transfer the
said-trapped fund into an interest bearing account which you have absolute
control over in your country or a third country other than Nigeria.

The new civilian administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd) set-up
this committee specifically to review all ontracts/oillicenses to determine
their propriety and relevance in the light of thecountry's current economic
and political realities.

We have identified a lot of inflated contract fund which are currently floating
in our Apex Bank. At this moment we have worked out modalities within ourselves
and some acquaintances at the Apex Bank to divert the sum of US$33,700,000.00
(Thirty three million, seven hundred thousand United States Dollars) only,
for our personal use.

However, by virtue of our positions as Civil Servants and members of the
Contract Review Panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names, consequently,
I was delegated by my colleagues as a matter of trust to look for an overseas
partner into whose account we can transfer this sum of money, hence this
letter to you.
Furthermore, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total sum of
US$33,700,000.00 (Thirty three million, seven hundred thousand United States
Dollars) into your account for disbursement. Your areas of specialization
is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction and the
account required for this project can either be PERSONAL,COMPANY or
an OFFSHORE account you have total control over.

Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous.
In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of this sum while 10% shall be
set aside for incidental expenses
between the parties in the course of this transaction.

You must however note that this transaction is subject to the following
terms and conditions: - (a) Our conviction of your transparent honesty and
diligence (b) That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy
and confidentiality. (c) That the funds would be transferred to an account
where you have absolute control over. (d) That one of our representatives
will be with you in your country to represent our interest.

This however depends on your response to conditions A and C above.

Modalities have been worked out to the highest level for the immediate transfer
of the funds within 14 working days subject to your satisfaction of the
above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is RISK FREE.

To accord this transaction the legality It deserves and for mutual security
of the funds, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally
processed with your name or the name of any company you may nominates as
the bonafide beneficiary.

Once more, I want you to understand that having put over 23 years in the
civil service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career
dented.

This matter should be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include this
transfer in this batch as payments to foreign contractors is usually carried
out on quarterly basis.

You can also reach me via my alternate email limisule1@yahoo.com

BEST REGARDS
MR. ALIMI SULE




------------------------------------------
Use o melhor sistema de busca da Internet
Radar UOL - http://www.radaruol.com.br

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam