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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: "shephered chamber" <shepheredchamber@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: eqs_daviduditah440@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:01:37 -0700
Subject: I am seeking for business partner.

I am seeking for business partner.

Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you, l is David Uditah personal attorney to late ( Rtd ) MSS, PSE, Col
Abide Luke Apreiz.

The former MA to Chief of Nigeria defense staff. The former ADC to former
head of state and EC-IN-C for defense adviser Harare, and so on. Who died on
28may 2005 on a ghastly road traffic accident along Ilesha (lloko) Ife road,
with his family living no one behind. His lovely wife Mrs. Esther
A.L.Apreiz, with two sons’ and a daughter.

His investments: - A partner with transworld Security, Major share holder in
Ecobank, UBA bank, Ocean bank, First Atlantic Financial House, partner with
Oil and petrol-chemical company as he has a huge sum of money under my trust
with ALL STAANDARD SECURITY under the urbrallar of ECOBANK what of
$18.9million in which he was suppose to use investing out side my country
before his death.

I hereby make you the next of his KINS and more also as his foreign business
partner/business associates to this fund. Do know that l want to invest this
fund into your hands as you are to have a share of 15% as an account owner
in which this fund are to be transferred into and 5%for any expense that you
are going to incurs in cost of this fund transfer, why you are to hold on
the remaining 80% till my arrival to meet with you.

More reason why l have contacted you is because my late client died with his
entire house hold and l can not issue application of claim without you as
his foreign business associate/partner and Economic support to Nigeria
MOTHERLESS HOME under the name of ABID LUKE AND SON’S FAMILY SUPPORT
PROGRAMME. All modelity are to be worked out between you and l to the
success of this trasaction.

To get started with send me your contact address, fax, cell telephone
numbers, Honesty is the watch Dog to this transaction. Email:-
daviduditah440@hotmail.com

Thanks,
Esq. (Hon) Dr. David Uditah
Good Shepherd Chamber.


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