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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: george anthony <kgz_2004@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:35:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


NED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

12 EAST GATE ROAD JOHANNSSBURG
kgz_2004@yahoo.co.in
PHONE:27-83-5100-246
CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT
ATTENTION:

I am kinggeorge zuma the chief auditor of NED BANK of South Africa.I got your contact address from your country s Trade Journal.Your impressive and managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership in these regards. You are the only person that I have contacted for this bussiness as at now, with the believe that you will not let me down.After going through some old files in the records during the audict for the year in my own department which I am supper heading now, I discovered that there was an account opened in this our bank since 1982 and 1992, and since then till now nobody has operated on this very account. The owner of this account as I discovered from bank record secretly , is late Mr. Jerome N. Snaga, a foreigner and a miner at the Anglo Gold Platinum Mining Company in Mafikeng south africa, as a geologist by profession and he has died since 1992 and Up till now, no other person knows about this account or anything concerning this money , no other
persons name or group was puting as the beneficiary of this money beacuse according to
my investigation which I made last few months ago proved to me that his family and his company does not know anything about this account , beacuse they have fold up after the death of late Mr. Jerome N. Snaga, a foreigner and a miner at the Anglo Gold company in south africa here and the amount involved in this discovered account is US$ 23.5Million . SO I want to transfer US$8 Million (eight Million UnitedStatesDollars) out from this very money to a safe foreign account in abroad first ,before the rest,but I ve not gotten a trusted foreigner who will claim this money in his name as the beneficiary which I will secretly put your name in this very file hence this money is own by a foriengner not a citizen.


I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account Mr.Snaga was a foreigner and this money , needs to involve a foreign account according to bank proccedures.

So I only need your full co peration inoder for both of us to make this bussiness smoothly because the management is ready to approve this payment to whoever that has correct information to this very account of which I will give to you later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in my life.I need your strong assurance, honesty trust and reliability beacuse With my position now in this office there is nothing to be afriad of at all.

With my full position now at my department I can even transfer this money to any reliable account,which you can provide to me with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing of this money. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money, leaving no trace of any and also resigned from my post in the office.You can also come here for us to discuss with me face-to-face then the remittance will be made in the presence of both of us. Then we will fly to your country at least two days ahead before money gets into your private account.I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in expectation on sound management and good capital returns according to your advice. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to us now. Therefore,after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund,I am offering you 25% of the total fund, 50% will be for me while 5% will
be set aside for expenses that we might incured during the course of transfering or you mail me to discuss on the percentage if this, did not go well with you. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this fund will yeild a good fruit of geting this money out for our own benefit, other business ventures will derive a huge success there after. I will use my position to influence to effect approvals for onward transfer of this money to your personal account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and foreign exchange department. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire now, keep this to yourself.Unless otherwise indicated or obvious from the nature of this transmittal, the information contained in this
email message is privileged and confidential information intended for you as individual or adentity named above. please to fasten this trasaction ,kindly give me your private or personal contact address, phone number, fax number for easy communication on this money. Am Looking forward to hear urgent response from you. As God bless you throughout the whole year Amen.

YOURS FRIEND
KINGGEORGE ZUMA
chief auditor of
Ned bank of South Africa













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