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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: "Albert Mukoro" <albert@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: albert_mukoro@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:41:38 +0200
Subject: FROM ALBERT-URGENT

From The Desk of Albert Mukoro
Federal Ministry of Mines and Power
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Tel: 234 1 7904968
Fax: 234 1 7594086



Dear Sir,

I write to seek your cooperation as a foreign partner and your assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your country. Do accept my apology if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.

I am Mr. Albert Mukoro a senior civil servant with the Nigerian civil service. I am making this proposal to you in strict confidence on behalf of myself and my partners. As senior civil servants of the Nigerian Government Nigerian civil service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) forbids us to own a foreign accounts and we have in our possession an overdue payment bill totaling eighteen million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$18,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable bank account on our behalf.

If this proposal satisfy you, do indicate your interest by writing to me via fax on fax number 234 1 7594086 or giving me call on my confidential telephone number 234 1 7904968 to enable me educate you more on the modalities of this transaction. For your assistance, you shall receive 30% of the entire sum, amounting to US$5.55 million of the US$18.5 Million, while 60% of the total sum, amounting to US$11.1 million will be for me and my partners and 10% amounting to US$1.85Million will be used to defray all expenses incurred in the course of transferring these funds to your account, such as taxation and other miscellaneous.

Do note that all modalities have been perfected to ensure a hitch free transfer of these funds and on receipt of your sincere desire to assist us, we will swing into full action and we hope to complete the transfer of the funds within 14 working days with your assistance and total commitment.
Please treat as very urgent.

Regards,

Albert Mukoro





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