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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: shakamumeh@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:37:18 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dave?=




Hello,

I am Barrister David Singer , an attorney at law.

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will makeany one apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you thatall will be well at the end of the day.
A deceased client of mine, by name Thomas Sherwood,Who herein after shall
be referred to as my client. My clientand His entire family his wife andtwo
childrenwent to South East Asia on vacation where they met their on
timely death on 26th December 2004 under sea Earth quake off Sumatra
which killed almost 160,000 people.

ttp://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/

I bring to your notice that my client was a business man and contractor

before his death left behind a huge sum of $70 million in a security company
in Europe with branch in Dubai the united Arab Emirate. Before his death
he plannedusing this money for a project which he discussed with a business
partner of his but he never mention to this partner that the money was in
a security company.

Before he went on vacation he advised me to establish contact with the security
company informing them that the money in
their possession should be made adequate for release to his business partner
whose information Will be sent by me after the Christmas break. Not knowing
that it was the last time I will ever hear from him. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN
PERFECT PEACE.

The security company has contacted me that they are waiting for my instruction
base on what my client told them. They want me to send forward the full
contact information of the business partner. With this current situation
on ground , I don't have to tell the Security Company that my client was
among the people who lost there Life's in the undersea Earthquake off Sumatra
on the 26th December 2004. If they should know that my client is no more
alive they might Confiscate
the money.

For this reason I seek your consent to present you asthe next of kin to
my client so that the proceeds of this account valuedat$70 million can
be paid to you. Then we can share this amount on a mutually agreed-upon
percentage.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL WANT PART OF MY SHARE OF THIS MONEY SENT TOTHE AFFECTED
REGION OF TSUNAMI VICTIMS.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. You should responseby
email and send your full contact information as follows.

1. Your full names/company name 2.Full Contact address
3. Phone and fax
numbers.

Regards,

David Singer








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