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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: "Dr. Ivy Matsepe Casaburri" <ivymatsepe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ivymatsepe@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:54:40 +0000
Subject: Its urgent pls contact me!

Dear Friend,

Please do not take for granted this mail based on the medium I am using
now to solicit for your assistance. I do know that the internet is besieged
by miscreants who take advantage of the internet these days. But this is
the only place (The Internet) where I can disguise for now due to my
sensitive position,till we get better acquainted in the course of this
transaction.Please bear with me.

I am contacting you to front as a co-owner for and beneficiary of
funds(US$25,000,000.00) due for an executed contract here in South
Africa.I am Currently a high-ranking government official in the ruling
cabinet
of President Thabo Mbeki (South Africa). I am a mother of two children.
This fund are as a result of the over-invoiced proceeds of a contract I
helped a South African based company secure and is yet to be paid out
by the Reserve Bank of South Africa. This funds emanated as a result of an
over-invoiced contract which Sentech (Pty) Ltd., a communications company
executed
with the Government of South Africa. I am afraid that the government of
South
Africa might start to investigate on contracts awarded from 2000 to date. If
they discover
this money yet unclaimed with my name linked to it, the government will
confiscate the money and this will definitely affect my political career in
Government.

I want your assistance to front as a co-owner of this company (SENTECH
[PTY] LTD) to facilitate the release of the funds. I will introduce a very
good attorney to assist us with the transfer process without any hitch but
he will not be told my interest in the transaction as I play a very
Sensitive
role in my government. As the contract was executed in my present government
department, be rest assured that I will use my position to approve The
immediate
release of the entitlement. As soon as the funds is release to your name,
you are
expected to move it Immediately into your personal bank account in your
country.
As soon as you have Confirmed receipt of the funds into your account, I will
arrange to meet with you. If you agree to my proposal, please endeavor to
send me
an urgent reply immediately via my private mail box which is very secured.
ivymcasaburri@k.ro

Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government, I would
not want you to phone or fax me for now. The lawyer I will recommend to
assist us will be representing our interest at the Reserve Bank of
South Africa and all necessary quarters. All future correspondence must
be made either to the attorney or myself.
I am reposing huge trust on you regardless of your being a total
stranger. Upon your reply, we shall discuss your percentage for your
assistance.Because of my sensitive position as serving government official,
I will
only give you more details of myself when we proceed further, and when I am
sure of your sincerity.

Thanking you in advance

Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
Honesty and transparency, they are my best work tools


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