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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: mike gezi <mike_gezi2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:11:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIDIENTIAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


FROM THE DESK OF BARR MIKE GEZI
29 HANS SPROW RD J. H . B SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE 27 84 280 2815

ATTN. DIRECTO/CEO,

I am a attorney lawyer to the maitama law siut division of the Johannesburg
court of law in SouthAfrica. I am the personal lawyer to Mr Martin Burgess, a
national of BAHRAIN,who used to work with Mobil Development
Company in South Africa. Herein after shall bereferred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003,my client in company of his wife and three
kids were involved in a fatal Plane crash in zimbabwe, All occupant of the
plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has proved rather unsuccessful.

I have therefore contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or
declared unserviceable by the bank .

Particularly, the BARCALYS OFFSHORE BANK GREECE where the deceased
operated anaccount valued to the tune of $9.8 dollars { Nine Million Eight
Hundred Thousand US Dollars}, has issued me a notice to provide the
next of Kin or have the account revoked within the next 6weeks.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now, I solicit your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased , so that the proceeds of his account can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money to a ratio of 6:4, meaning I take 60% and you'll get 40%. All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards.

Mike Gezi

NB. YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY DIRECT LINE +27 84 280 2815.






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