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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 JUKSE MAKER" <makerjukse@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: makerjukse@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:19:42 +0400
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME SOON

. From Mr.Jukse Maker
National Bank of Dubai
Ras Al-Kaimha, branch U.A.E
Email: makerjukse@hotmail.com

My Dear friend,
I Got to know of you in search for a reputable and
reliable person to assist me in an urgent need
requiring utmost trust and confidentiality,while
browsing the internet after I have decided on what to
do as regards to the matter.I am Mr.Jukse Maker, the
branch manager, National Bank of Dubai (NBD) Ras Al-Kaimha,
U.A.E. I am writing this letter to ask for your
support and co-operation to carry out this business
opportunity in my department.My name is Mr.Jukse
Maker, the regional manager of National Bank of Dubai
(NBD) Dubai in United Arab Emirates, Middle East
region of Asia.
I am a Norwegian citizen, married with three
children. I have packaged a financial transaction that
will benefit both of us. as a branch manager of the
bank, it’s my duty to send financial reports to my
head office in the city of Dubai U.A.E.
On the course of the year 2003 end of the year’s
report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the
manager made eight million three hundred thousand Euro.
(Euro.8,300,000.00E)(USD.equivelent) of which my head office is
not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since
then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT in another
BANK/Finance Corp. UK,EUROPE., without a beneficiary. As an
officer of the branch, I cannot be directly connected
to this money thus I am compelled to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank
account while still in your country as you don't have to travel
before the this transaction will be completed.

Upon your response, i shall provide to you
their web-site and also how you can register with them
and open an online account in which they will use to log in
the fund into your account.
I intend to give 20% of this fund to you, 5% for any expences
made by both of us during the transaction while 75%
shall be for me.
I do need to asure you that there is
practically no risk involved in this. It’s going to be
a bank-to-bank transaction/transfer.
All I need from you is to stand as the original
depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely
response.
With best regards,
Mr.Jukse Maker.





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