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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: "Barr.Pasca Dozeh" <pascadozeh@zipmail.com.br> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:39:28 +0100
Subject: Int Personality

My Dear,
I know this email will reach you as a surprise but you need not to worry as I am using the only secured and confidential medium available to seek for foreign assistance in a business. This business request may seem strange but I crave your indulgence and pray you view it seriously as I am convinced that you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money transfer. I am Barrister Pasca Dozeh, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Christian,a national of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Senegal. Here in after shall be referred to as my clientand his wife and their two children died in the plane crash in July 2000.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Assets and Capital valued at US$12.5M left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge deposits were lodged in Europe. The said Finance Company has issued me a final notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.According to the law, at the expiration of (6) years, the money will be confiscated if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 5 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore,on receipt of your positive response, I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus; 20% for you as my foreign partner,30% for me,45% for a lucrative joint investment in your country base on your advice and 5% for the settlement of all local and foreign
expenses incurred by us during the course of this business upon the successful completion of this transaction. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim.My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr Christian so that the fruit of this old man's labour will not be in vain.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Please get in touch with me through this
email: pascadozeh@walla.com

Best Regards,
Barr.Pasca Dozeh
Pasca & Associates(SOLICITOR AT LAW)
VILLA 3324 MADINA DAKAR BP,SENEGAL.
(HANDY)TEL:+221 554 4874.


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