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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: hamal_ahmed@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 04:57:22 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20PERSONAL=20MAIL/PLS=20CALL=20ME=2E?=

FROM MR. AHMED H SHAMAL.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
ALL STATE BANK BENIN,
COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.

Every five years All State Banks transfer to its treasury,millions of dollars
of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the Banking Laws
and Guidelines to the majority of cases,with reference to my bank-ALL STATE
BANK, the money normally runs into several millions of dollars.

Until Dr Hussein Ismail's death, along with his wife and
their two sons in an EgyptAir Flight 990 plane crash on a
festive visit from Los Angeles.

(http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml)

I was his Foreign Currency Denoted Bank Account Manager
with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever
since his death and up till this time of writing no next
of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his
money with us.

Naturally, as long as late Dr Hussein Ismail's money
remains unclaimed,the bank remains richer in free funds with his money.However,with
me being in direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the Foreign Remittance
Department of my bank.

I have all the neccessary informations that you will
presents to the bank as a next of kin or relation of late
Dr.Hussein Ismail,on private business deal basis.

Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you is
that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to
US$28,300,000.00(Twenty Eight Million,Three Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) with your cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number
for effective communication.

(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how
to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text
of Application you are required to forward to the Bank.For
your cooperation and efforts 30% of the money will be for
you as our foreign partner,while 70% will be for my,colleague and myself
that will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion.

Send me your reply immediately you receive this message
for more directives to my private e-mail (ahmed_05@mail.ru)
or call me through my private phone (+229-870-616).

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business
relationship.

Regards,

Mr. Ahmed H shamal.



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