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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: mikepauls@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 12:03:12 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?good=20day?=

Dear FRIEND

I am PAUL UCHECHI a banker. I am the Personal Account
Officer to Mrs.Julia ,a National of your Country, who
has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty years, and whom
here in after shall be referred to as my client.
, my customer, was involved in a benin.crash.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives, my cutomer was one of then. I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating most especially,the money left
behind by my cutomer before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable in my bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.

Particularly, in my bank Charterd Trust Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about
14.7million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
Next of kin, or have the account confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of
the deceased since you have the same last name so that the
proceeds of this account valued at 14.7million dollars can
be paid to you, as my cutomer Next of Kin, and then we can
share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage of usd$7.35million is
for
you and usd$7.35million is for me.All legal
documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of
Kin, will be provided. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss
further about this transaction.

Pls see the site
.(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/inde
x.html)

Best regards,

PAUL UCHECHI
PLS CALL ME ON MY PHONE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION 234-1-721
2507





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