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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: charle.taylor@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:17:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=3A=20MR=20CHARLES=20TAYLOR?=

FROM : MR CHARLES TAYLOR
E-MAIL: honctailor@yahoo.com

I am CHARLES TAYLOR, the Former President of Liberia.
As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted me asylum in Nigeria and
we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of
Nigeria.

Please I have what I will call my family last hope
money of $28,000,000M TO TRANSFER to any foreign
trusted person who will help me to invest this fund
into any good business, As I can no longer have any
other means of livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received
this fund. Please indicate on my private email address: honctailor@yahoo.com.

As after successful transfer into your bank account, 20% of the total fund
will go to you. My
son will come to your country to start up a business
with your assistance so that we can be able to live
again.

This fund is deposited as a family treasury before leaving for
Calabar in Nigeria. I told them that the fund belongs
to my friend and that I will inform my friend to apply
for the collection of the fund since we are not allowed
to be attending to visitors in Nigeria.

So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of
this fund. So that as soon as this fund is transfer into your bank account.

You will arrange for the coming of my son to
your country for proper investment. There is no risk
in this as you are aware that our family is now free
since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.

God bless you as you help my family.
Yours sincerely,

CHARLES TAYLOR
Former President of Liberia.

Note: I will send to you the Certificate of deposit,
Change of Ownership Certificate to your NAME and Power
of Attorney as soon as I hear from you on my private email address: honctailor@yahoo.com




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