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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: "SUZANA VAYE" <suzvaye@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:29:03 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE

BARR. ZUMA PULE


TEL:27-738262775



EMAIL:frank-esq@webmail.co.za

ATTN: MD/CEO

Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. Am a true God fearing
person, and I want you to trust me and help me out in this my condition. I
believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country
in the Internet.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.

My Name is MRS. SUZANA VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My late
Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My
Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylo! r killed
him. You can verify this from some of the international newspapers posted in
the web sites below:

(I) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_66 21.asp

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million and
large quantities of Diamonds through a diplomatic means, and deposited it
with a Security Company Abroad.

All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company to transfer the
funds/diamonds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% at the end,
but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.
I have been confined only to our country home and all my calls are
monitored, So I will advise you contact my private Attorney on his contact
stated below for onward proceedings: -

NAME:BARR.ZUMA PULE (ATTORNEY)

Tele:27-738262775

EMAIL:frank-esq@webmail.co.za

Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where you
can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to enable him
send detail information/documents that will enable you receive the fund
without any problem either now or in future as all modalities as been
perfected.

Please your urgent response is needed.

Best Regards.

MRS. SUZANA VAYE (WIDOW)


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