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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: m_b_e2net@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:03:51 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Information?=

Dear Friend,
I got your contact after a deligent search of a foreign partner who will
be of immediate assistance to us now. I am forwarding this business proposal
to you with hope that it will be of mutual benefit to both of us and that
you will not betray me.

I am Mme Badagnaki Eyadema, one of the wifes of Togolese former
President Gnassingbe Eyadema who died some months ago.I and my children
have experienced much treats since Faure Gnassingbe took over the my late
husbands position.
Faure and his mother are not happy with me because I am the favourite of
my late husband while he was alife and this made them to be too jealousy
of me.

I have now decided to move out the sum of $4.5 million US dollars which
my husband gave me for safe keeping while he was alife.I need your urgent
help to transfer this fund out from here because I have fears that Faure
may attack me or seize this mobney if he happens to know about it.

This money has been moved to Benin Republic and its now deposited in a security
company as computer parts.We deposited it this way to avoid people putting
in their eyes on the money.We will give you the details of the security
company so that you can go and lift the money to your account abroad for
safe keeping and subsequent investment as soon as we receive your positive
response.

We shall also give you the contact of the consultant who helped us to deposit
the money in Benin Republic so that you can work with him and conclude this
deal.

We shall give you 20% of this money as your commission and 10% for any expenses
you might incur.

Please note that everything about this transaction must be
confidential.
Reply through m_b_e2net@yahoo.com

Waiting for your urgent response.

Mme Badagnaki Eyadema.




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