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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: henrykhumalo@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 01:21:08 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

From: Evangelist Henry Khumalo
Tel: + 27-83-894-6787
Fax: + 0044-7092865719


Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:henrykhumalo1@hotmail.co.uk



Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Evangelist Henry Khumalo, the first son of late Dr. John
Khumalo. I am a citizen of Swaziland. My late father was the
managing director of Aluminum Company in Swaziland but
unfortunately he died in the year 2002 after a protracted illness.
Due to poor management of the company in my country and for the
fact that I am so dedicated to church activities realized that
I am too young to manage a large company of that type and most of
the director have already began to divert the net profit being
generated from the company.

I therefore arrange with my father?s lawyer and sold the entire
company to Mr. Alan Foster from Poland at the price of
US$20,500.000,00(Twenty Million,Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). Due to constant pressure from some of my
relatives and also fear of likely attack on my family to hijack
the fund, I arrange with my mother to transfer the fund to one of
the security and finance company in South Africa, where I am
currently staying with my mother and other sister.

However, I am into pastoral activities now and most of my time is
been dedicated to church activities. At the moment, we want to
transfer the fund to overseas account for investment because
there is no good investment atmosphere here in South Africa.
I therefore need your assistance to enable me transfer the fund
into your private/companies account overseas so that we can
relocate to plan for the investment of the fund through your
personal assistance.

I need your assistance in investing the fund because I have little
experience of investment/management of the fund. It is also my
plan that after the successful transfer of the fund into your
overseas account, I will first relocate my mother and other sister
to stay with you, while I will complete my theological school.

What I need from you is honest and sincerity because this fund is
my life and the life of my family. If you can assist us in this
transaction, I will give you 25% of the total fund for your
assistance,and 5% for any expenses both parties may incur during
the process of the transfer while 70% will remain in your account
for (2 years) to enable me complete my school and join my family
to plan for the investments. Please, be assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free.

I await your soonest response.

Regards and God bless.

Evangelist Henry Khumalo.

NB: Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:henrykhumalo1@hotmail.co.uk






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