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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: "Nelson Beavogui" <nelsonb@gawab.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:06:42 GMT
Subject: FROM:NELSON B.(REQUEST FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHI INVESTMENT)

FROM:MR NELSON BEAVOGUI.
ACCOUNTS / OPERATION DEPARTMENT
OF ONE OF THE PRIME BANKS IN.
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE(IVORY COAST)
E-mail:nelsonbeavogui@yahoo.co.in

Dear ,
         
        REQUEST FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

I am MR.NELSON BEAVOGUI, a staff in accounts/ operation department of a reputable Bank here in ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE(IVOIRE COAST). I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. I got your contact from the world trade centre (W.T.C.) regional office in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE the details of my intention was not made known to them.

On June 6 1998, An oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum Corporation, MR GEORGE EDWARD, made a numbered time(fixed) deposits for twelve calendar months valued US$13,600,000.00 (Thirteen Million Six Hundred Thousand united states dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply to date. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers
COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum corporation that MR GEORGE EDWARD, died along with his family in a plane crash.

On further investigations, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and
all attempts to trace his next-of-kin were fruitless. I therefore made further enquires only to discover that MR GEORGE EDWARD, did not declare any next-of-kin in all his official documents with my bank ,including his Bank Deposit ledgers/passbooks.

This sum of US$13,600,000.00 is still lying/lodge in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has ever come forward to claim it.

According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next-of-kin to MR GEORGE EDWARD, so that the fruits of this old mans labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple,

1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next-of-kin to this fixed deposit.
2. We shall employ the services of an attorney here, for drafting all the
necessary statutory documents in your favour to facilitate the transfer.
3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
receive the funds on your behalf as the beneficiary / next-of-kin of MR,GEORGE EDWARD. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

There is no risks involved as all the legal documentations for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as a staff of this department, guarantees the successful and smooth execution of this deal.

If you are interested, please respond immediately via the private email
address below or up. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you perfect the deal from your own end. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply Via this for address E-mail:nelsonbeavogui@yahoo.co.in

Best regards,
MR.NELSON BEAVOGUI.

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