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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: kindimbu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:33:46 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20SEEK=20FOR=20YOUR=20ASSISTANCE?=

Kindimbu Mulumba Esq.
KINDIMBU CHAMBERS.
P. O. BOX 5540,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS.
Email: kindimbu_mulumba2k0@yahoo.co.in
TEL: 234 8035808088.

RE: ABACHA'S FAMILY NEED HELP
We were instructed to contact you by the Abacha's family (family of the
former Nigerian Military Dictator and Head of State General Sani Abacha
who died on the 8th of June 1999 while in office) for assistance in
the matter stated below. We have been consulted and our services retained
by the Late Generals wife who is currently on house arrest as a result of
her family's recent confrontation with the present government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria Our client's family accounts in Switzerland, Amsterdam
and some other countries was recently frozen in the bead by the Nigerian
government to get hold of Late General Sani Abachas Money.

Recently the Generals first son was arrested for a murder charge he did
not commit of which we are also his attorney.(see attach news paper publication).However
the late general has some money hidden some where in a west African country
in the care of a security and finance company to the turn of $38,000,000.00
in cash which the Nigeria government does not know about (PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL)
The funds was moved out of the country via diplomatic means during the late
generals reign in power and the family would want you to immediately travel
to Europe where the funds is being lodged/ contact security/ Courier company
in case you can not travel to Europe to work out the fastest way to take
possession of this money and filter it into a profitable business venture
to avoid the Nigeria government from impounding this money.

For your effort in this you are expected to take 20% of this money. The
Abachas family are currently not allows assess to any of their account both
here and outside the country and so are relaying heavily on a trusted friend
you are and this money in there latest ordeal. Please if this proposal isacceptable
to you, contact me immediately through this email address or my confidential
email address at (kindimbu_mulumba2k0@yahoo.co.in).
For more information, you can visit the web link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/564586.stm
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/bumez/petition.html
http://www.odili.net/news/source/2004/oct/24/2.html
http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=974
I am desperately contacting you for time essence. I have just been informed
that one of the deposit with a security and courier diplomatic company in
Amsterdam will be returned back by the end of this year if not cleared and
possessed.

Send the follow details below:
(1). Your Name and addresses, telephone and fax numbers.
Please reach us via Tel: (00234) 8035808088 as soon as possible indicating
your willingness and readiness to assistance in this transaction. And I
will send you more details immediately I hear from you.

Please treat as urgent.

Yours Faithfully
Kindimbu Mulumba Esq.
Senior Partner .




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