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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: ajay chukwu <ajay_chukwu2000@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 16:48:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
(ECOWAS) HEADQUARTERS
LOME REPULIC OF TOGO.
WEST AFRICA
Attn:(Akife N. Egrican)

I am Dr,AJAY CHUKWU (KSM) the chairman, contract awarding and procurement committee of economic community of west African states with headquarters in lome Togo Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this channel.

I got your information in business directories from togolaise chamber of commerce and industries when l was searching for a reliable, honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with. l was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from many name and lists in the directory.After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues , they were very much satisfied and we decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship. We wish to transfer the sum of (EIGHTEEN million five hundred thousand united states dollars) $18.5m to your company account. This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us for the supplyof ammunitions, hard/ soft wares, pharmaceutical and medical items, light and heavy duty vehicles, apparels and other administrative logistics etc for ECOMOG in sierraLeone and Liberia during the peace keeping projects this deal was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all attendant lope h!
oles
sealed off.


As the chairman of (CAC), l have the cooperation and mandate of the financial director of the organization. We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different companies from different
countries during the crisis.
It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of west Africa this is born out of our belief in the non-stable and spurious political nature of this sub-region. The original
contractors have been duly paid by banque centarle des etats de l,afrique del ouest (central bank of the west African states) through our banker ECO-BANK this balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign company of our choice.

We intend to pay out this fund NOW as the organization is winding up its activities since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved. Based on the law and ethics of employments, we as civil servants working under this organization, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.
This is the more reason why needed your assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive advise, assistance and partnership in your country .it is however agreed, as the account owner in this deal to allow you 20% of the total sum as compensation, 75% will be held on trust for us while 5% will be used to defray any incidenental charges and cost during the course of the transaction .


This transaction will be uccessfully concluded within 14 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due co-operation you should provide the following:
YOUR COMPANY NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS , TEL AND FAX NUMBERS, the name of your bank its address, TEL/FAX AND TELEX NUMBER.
THE COMPLETE MAIL ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY upon the receipt of this information, the document and approvals with texts will be sent to you for confirmation and then forwarded to the organization for ratification and Subsequent payment, as with the case of all organized (sensitive) and conspired DEAL,so we solicit for your unreserved Confidentiality and Utmost secret in this business .


We hope to retire peacefully and leave a honorable business life after ward. There is no risk involve.

Best regards
Dr,Jones Koffi










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