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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: "MR. HENRY MOLALA" <molala2005@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: molala2004@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 10:29:44 +0200
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?

FROM: HENRY MOLALA.
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
PHONE: 27-73-794 8505.
ALT. EMAIL: molala004@yahoo.co.in


ATTN.MD/CEO,

APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

With due respect trust and humility, it is my pleasure appealing for your assistance at this point in time.

I am HENRY MOLALA the eldest son of Dr. Sam MOLALA, who was recently murdered with other whites in the land dispute violence in Zimbabwe this year. In my keen interest to invest in your country.

I got your contact through the South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg, South Africa and decided to write for an ssistance.

My late father was among the few black-Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the killer-squad of the ruling party Zimbabwean Government of President Robert Mugabe on the 6th of June 2002, for his alleged support and sympathy for the opposition party controlled by the whites and this crisis and cold blood-murdered reports.

Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the Sum of US$18,500 000.00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a Security and Finance Company for safekeeping as if he foresaw the looming danger that could erupt from the farm struggle in Zimbabwe.

This money was deposited in a box as a consignment labelled ''FAMILY TRASURE'' with the Security Company. This frame of mind was inform as not to allow the company management have the knowledge of the real content of the box for obvious security reasons.

This money was earmarked for the purchase of machines and agro-chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farm settlements in Lesotho and Swaziland. This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land acts the called (LAND EVICTION ORDER) which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some objective blacks vehemently condemned the modus operandi adopted by the government.

This resulted to forceful ejection of whites from their lands, rampant Killings, arson and mob actions by the war veterans and some political thugs.

Precisely, more than one hundred and seven (107) people have been killed and many others maimed for life in the past, and up till now, BBC and CNN have reported of more killings in the farmland violence.

Heads of government from the western world, especially Britain and the United States of America have voiced their condemnation over Mugabe's obnoxious land acts. Subsequently, the Southern African development Community (S.A.D.I) has continuously supported Mugabe's new land reform Acts.

It is against this background that my family and I who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer this money out of South Africa into a trusted foreign account.

As the eldest son of my late father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred to, without the knowledge of Zimbabwean government who have tactically frozen my family's wealth. Secondly, my mother is presently sick of heart disease and the need to fly out for a medical operation on her is very important, but how can we fly without this fund.

Presently, we are residing temporarily in Johannesburg pending the outcome of an appeal filed on our behalf by our attorney for the department of Home Affairs to grant us asylum status. At the moment we are in dilemma to the fiscal laws inhibiting South African Refugees on monetary policy.

We request that this proposal should be granted so that we can be able to transfer this money to your nominated account outside South Africa for investment purpose. As a businessman whom I wish to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free as far as you keep it secret.

The modalities to this transfer are ready with the help of a banker (who has been assisting us)here in South African, who by his help we have finished all the arrangement, the way this money should be transferred easily. But the problem we are facing is how to get an honest and responsible person that can keep this money safe and stand as the beneficiary.

I have two options, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, or you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me.

I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses that might be incured in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership,

I am willing to give you 20% of the total money, while 75% will be for my family. If you are really capable and willing to assist me.

I am looking forward with a view to hearing from you soonest.

Regards


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