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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: jon_aristide3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 03:21:15 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ASSISTANCE?=


MRS JON ARISTIDE
STANDARD TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA,
GARKI ABUJA,
NIGERIA.

I AM MRS JON ARISTIDE A DISTRICT MANAGER OF STANDARD TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA.I
GOT YOUR CONTACT VIA INTERNET.I AM CONTACTING YOU IN VIEW OF A BUSINESS
PROPOSAL OR OFFER,DURING AUDITING OF FILES,AT THE END OF LAST YEAR I GET
TO FIND OUT AN ACCOUNT THAT HAVE NOT BEEN OPERATED SINCE 1999,SO I WENT
THROUGH THE FILE I FOUND OUT THAT IT BELONGS TO AN AMERICAN DECEASED CUSTOMER
THAT WORKS WITH THE NNPC OF NIGERIA.HIS NAME IS MR HRISTO REYNA ,WHO DIED
OF ACCIDENT IN 2001 IN NIGERIA,HE LEFT ABOUT $30 MILLION USD BEFORE HIS
DEATH,WHICH I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS REGARDING THIS.
WE TRIED TO LOCATE HIS NEXT OF KIN WITH OUT ANY SUCESS SO AM
NOW ASKING YOUR TO CLAIM AS HIS NEXT OF KIN SO THAT WE CAN HAVE APPROVALS
TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT .I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
SUM AND 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES THEN THE REST I WILL KEEP FOR MY SELF .THIS
IS MY ONLY HOPE TO SURVIVE AFTER ME MY RETIREMENT.AS SOON AS THE MONEY IS
TRANSFERED THEN I WILL COME AND MEET YOU IN PERSON MAKE THIS OUR TRANSACTION
CONFIDENTIAL WITH UPMOST SECRECY.
GET BACK TO ME ASAP.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS JON ARISTIDE





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