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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 Gabriel Esama" <gesama@islandmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gesama90@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 04:29:22 -0700
Subject: Important/kindly respond

THE OFFICE OF
MR. GABRIEL ESAMA
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.

Dear sir,

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION

Compliments of this season. I write to seek your operation
as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable me to own a
property and investin the stable economy of your country. I apologise if
this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.

I am Mr Gabriel Esama, I am making this proposal to you in strict confidence.The money we want to invest was acquired from an over invoiced contract proceed as the chairman of the senate financial committee on foreign contracts verification and payment.
(Member, Contract Review Panel (CRP.)

The amount in question is $25.500,000.00 Million US dollars.
As a senior civil servant in the Nigeria Government, our country's prudential policy forbids me to operate foreign account.If you will like to assist me as a partner, then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss on themodalities. All other information
to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course.

For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the fund to be transferred and 10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both parties.I would like my proposal to be kept confidential because of what I explained above and you can reach me urgently on my
e-mail, my telephone or fax number will be sent to you for further communicatons

Please indicate your direct telephone and fax number when replying this business proposal.I will always call you when necessary, for now I will appreciate if you can contact through email.A swift acknowledgement on the reciept of this mail will be appreciated.
Thank you and
God bless you.

Best regards,
Gabriel Esama



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