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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: usman_bellof@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:58:49 -0800
Subject: urgent proposal


ATT;PRESIDENT/C.E.O
SIR.
AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and
profitable business proposal,Though I don't know you neither
have I seen you before but my
confidence was reposed On you when the Chief Executive of
Lagos State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your
contact for a confidential business. I am the manager of
United Bank for Africa Plc(UBA),Ilupeju branch,Lagos
Nigeria.

The intended business is thus; We had a customer, aForeigner
(a Turkish)resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one
of the Government Parastatals.He has in his Account in my
branch the sum of US$35
Million(Thirty fiveMillion U.S. Dollars).
Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today
non-of his next of kin has come Forward to claim the money.
Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two othertop
Officials of the bank we have covered up the account all
thiswhile.

Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of
his next of kin and forward Your account and other relevant
documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will
use our positions to get all internal documentations
to back up the claims .The whole procedures will last only
ten working days to
get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in
future.

Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all
necessary things. As soon as this message comes
to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest ,Then
I will furnish you with the whole
procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully
Concluded.

For your assistance we have agreed to give you thirty
percent (30%) of the Total sum at the end of the
transaction. It is risk free and a megafortune.
All correspondence Towards this transaction will be through
the e-mailaddresses
I await your earliest response.
Thanks, Yours Sincerel
Dr.Usman Bello




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