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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: tajudeendatti2004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:41:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME=2E?=

HELLO,
THIS MAIL WILL DEFINITELY BE COMING TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT I MUST CRAVE
YOUR INDULGENCE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. MY NAME IS MR. TAJUDEEN AHMED.
I WORK WITH THE INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT
HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITH TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ($2.5M) IN IT. ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE
ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AUTOCRASH ACCIDENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY
WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT. I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BY PRESENTING
YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER. IT
IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. OUTSIDE THIS,THE
BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS
AND SEND IT BACK TO THE NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT.
NOTE HERE THAT I WILL BE DUE TO LEAVE THE BANK IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS
FROM NOW AS INLAND BANK HAVE RECENTLY BEEN AQUIRED BY GUARANTY TRUST BANK
PLC. IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO EFFECT THE REMITANCE INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. WHAT I WANT FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO
ACT AS THE DECEASED NEXT OF KIN. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION, ALL THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THE OPERATION. BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS
PROPOSAL IS 100% RISK FREE. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS
SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH.GET BACK TO ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE
EMAIL ADDRESS:chukwunwa2001@voila.fr
BEST REGARDS,

TAJUDEEN AHMED



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