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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: "jamesabu17@yahoo.com" <jamesabu1960@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:15:27 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

JAMES ABU
Managing Director
Union Bank Nigeria Plc.,
44, Broad Street,
Lagos, Nigeria
Attn: Managing Director/CEO
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL OF 25.3 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS
I am JAMES ABU the managing director of Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc, the banker
to the late head of state of Nigeria who died on June 8th 1998 under mysterious
circumstance.
I got your contact through commercial department of your country's embassy
in my search for a reliable and trustworthily person to handle this top-secret
transaction. You must therefore keep this transaction a VERY TOP SECRET.
THE SOURCE OF THE FUND
The late dictator General Sanni Abacha deposited the sum of $825.3 Million
U.S. Dollars in his private account means which I am the managing director,but
with serious conferment in me that I would never reveal this to anybody
apart from his wife Mrs. Maryam Abacha, which he go as an over invoice from
the Ajaokuta Steel Mill the proposal largest steel Mill in African continent.
The contract was awarded to a Russian firm, but after his mysterious death,the
new military government that emerged then set-up a commission of enquiries
into all contacts awarded by the late dictator, but could not complete their
mission due to the emergence of a democratic government headed by Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who
vowed to continue with the predecessor commitment by setting up commission
of enquiries to track down the account of the late dictator both in Nigeria
and overseas, through different ways by media and other means. In this cause
I have declared $800 million United states Dollars to the Federal Government
of Nigeria as the family have no knowledge of the total amount deposited
in my bank.
While I have transferred the balance of $25.3 million U.S. Dollars
to a subsidiary of Union Bank Plc. With the knowledge of three senior officers
of the bank. But we cannot lay claims to this found due to our position
in the bank.
We therefore solicit your assistance in transferring this amount to your
private or company account, as this transaction is risk free with our involvement.
We thereby agreed to compensate you with 25% of the total sum while 75%
would be shared among us, the officials.
If you have any positive response toward my proposal, please contact me
without delay on the above e-mail address.
I look forward to your earliest response.
JAMES ABU


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