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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: marktee_co@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:45:16 +0200
Subject: FROM:THE DESK OF DR.MARK TEE

FROM:THE DESK OF DR.MARK TEE

48 BOTHA CRESCENT, SANDTON,
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.
DIRECT LINE +27-84-8810-100
Email:

GOOD DAY,

I AM DR, MARK TEE THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF A CREDIT INDUSTRIAL ET COMMERCIAL BANK, SOUTH AFRICA. I REQUEST YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION OF MONEY AMOUNTING TO THE SUM OF U.S.D. 43 MILLION. ON APRIL. 2000, AN INDONESIAN INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND BUSINESSMAN,MR. TALUKDAR, AN INDONESIA NATIONAL MADE A FIXED CODE DEPOSIT OF U.S $43M IN MY BANK HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA ON MATURITY.



UNFURTUNATELY, HIS BUSINESS PERTINER MR.K.SING, MEKENG SENT US A FAX THAT MR TALUKDAR AND HIS FAMILY WERE VICTIMS OF THE DICEMBER 26, 2005 TSUNAMI EARTH-QUAKE DISASTER THAT OCCORED IN INDONESIA, BUT HE IS NOT AWARE THAT MR TALUKDAR HAS ANOTHER PRIVATE CODED ACCOUNT WITH US IN THIS BANK. HE IS ONLY AWARE OF THE JOINT BUSINESS ACCOUNT OWNED BY BOTH OIF THEM.



I, AND THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL BANK / REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ARE THE ONLY TWO PERSON'S WHO KNOW?S ABOUT MR TALUKDAR? S DEPOSIT OF US $43,000,000.00, I AM CERTAINLY SURE THAT NOBODY WILL COME AGAIN FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO BENEFICIARY AGAIN TO THIS

MONEY,


A FOREIGNER CAN ONLY CLAIM THIS MONEY WITH LEGAL CLAIMS TO THE ACCOUNT HOLDER, THEREFORE I NEED YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION. THE WHOLE ACCOUNT RELATING TO MR.TALUKDAR,S DEPOSIT IS ALSO WITH ME. I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND IN AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.



I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS WITHOUT RISK IF DUE PROCESS IS FOLLOWED ACCORDINGLY. FINALY, I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL


SUM FOR YOUR CORPORATION.


ONCE MOORE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS GOING TO

BE STRICTLY BANK TO BANK TRASACTION.



YOURS SINCERELY,


DR, MARK TEE

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