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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: "greg kure" <gkexplors@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gkexplors1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:36:31 +0200
Subject: Urgent to Director

From Mr. Greg Kure
201 Van Der Ave.
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
E-mail: gkexplors1@hotmail.com


Attention Director,

My Name is Mr. Greg Kure, a citizen of Zimbabwe but currently residing here
in South Africa, I used to be an importer and a full time Farmer before my
country was thrown into chaos by the ruling President.

I am here in South Africa looking for a capable business man that could
provide a very strong account and willing to partner with me in the transfer
of my money, which is waiting to be transferred to any available foreign
bank account.

The total amount is USD$45,000,000.00 (Forty-Five Million United States
Dollars). Incase of curiosity, this money was raised from my family business
of about 28 years and has been kept saved till this date in one of the
Finance Company in Europe.

Now that I am not able to travel back to my country and also not able to
leave this country due to my my stutus here until this present Government is
out of power, I want to trust and invest this money in you care and
management for our mutual future benefits.

My family and I have agreed to compensate you with a 25% share of the total
sum for your participation and the balance we shall invest into your field
of specialization for a win-win venture.

All I ask of you now is to specify concretely that you will be able to
handle this fund if transferred to your account and also be able to help us
invest it and include your account information plus your private telephone
number. We shall sign draft copy of agreement that will be binding us
through this transaction.

On receipt of your reply to this proposition, I will send you the detailed
planned procedure as it has been arranged for an open discussion.

Hope to hear from you ASAP.

Humble regards

Mr. Greg Kure
+27 73 147 6229


Note: Your E-mail has been forwarded at my request by the www.monster.co.uk,
because I thought it would be more authentic, Genuine and faster to get a
capable business man or investor to help me on this. But if this message is
not welcome by you, my family and I bring our appologies just delete it.
Have a nice day!


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