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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: ade_peters2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:24:24 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20=20PROPOSAL?=

GOOD DAY!
I AM MR,ADEBAYO PETERS THE AUDITOR ACCOUNTANT OF DUHOCNGA CONSTRUCTIONS
LTD, LONDON. A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO MY FIRM BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND WE HAVE BEEN PAID 60% OUT OF THE TOTAL
CONTRACT CHARGES OF US$3OMILLION BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR CHIEF EXCUTIVE
OFFICER AND DIRECTOR AFTER A HEART SURGERY IN FEBUARY 16TH ,2003.

THE PAYMENT BALANCE OF $12MILLION IS STILL FLOATING AS THE CEO DID NOT INCLUDE
ANY BENEFICIARY IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO
ME THAT THE PRESENT CEO ( THE SON OF THE LATE DIRECTOR)OF MY COMPANY DOES
NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PAYMENT BALANCE NOR THE AMOUNT INVOLVED. I
WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNER'S ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I
DON'T KNOW ANY TRUSTED FOREIGNER SO I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS A FOREIGNER
BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS I AM
PLANNING TO INVEST MY SHARE OF THIS DEAL IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.

I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT
INVOLVED IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT
INFORMATION OF THIS CONTRACT(i.e. Contract documents), WHICH I WILL GIVE
TO YOU IMMEDIATELY I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE. IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH CAPABILITY
TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME AND PROMISE TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN
STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR
OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY
LIFE. I WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME YOU ARE GOING TO BE SINCERE AND HONEST IN
THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE
AND TRUST.

I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW
OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I
ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET, WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT
YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT
I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL
INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT,
60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE
INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OFTRANSACTION.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL :
adebayo_peters2@yahoo.it

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY EMAIL.
YOURS TRULY,
MR.ADEBAYO PETERS.




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