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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: chris_douglas@educ.ar
Reply-To: chris230e@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:28:54 +0100
Subject: WITH TRUST

.


DR CHRIS DOUGLAS
HEAD; Treasury/ Credit Unit
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC
PLOT 1669, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
P O BOX 75455, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234 8032 395422
[REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ]chris230e@yahoo.co.uk]

My dear,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile on the internet.

Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured
medium of communication.

However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be
treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free
from all what you may think of. I am DR CHRIS DOUGLAS.
, a HEAD;
Treasury/ Credit Unit GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.NIGERIA.

I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this deal. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK

(GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.NIGERIA) in a recent meeting recommended that
the account of Thomas P. Farrelly, aged 54,from East Northport,
N.Y.,Computer programmer, Accenture who was Confirmed dead in the World
Trade
Center building.

He was one of my branch depositor, should be declared dormant,
confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according
to
Nigeria Banking and financial law. he died in world trade centre as a
victims of the September 11,2001.Incident that befall the united state of

America, the bank is still
unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of the relatives to claim this
money, you can confirm through this
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=3669

She is an account holder in my branch, She owns a dollar account with
the sum of US$15.3M (Fifteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars Only) deposited in a numbered account with the account.In

fact it happened that since her death, the next of kin of the dollar
account holder(the brother) or whom ever that is
related to her has not show up for the claim. This is where I am
interested on and this is where I want you to come in.

I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you

the contact of the attorney, you will have to write to him Telling
him you are a relation to the deceased and that you have found out that

Thomas P. Farrelly has account with GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC. NIGERIA,
which you wants to lay claims.

Through his legal authority I will be happy to assist you. I will be
the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and

then advise you exactly on how we should handle it.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying
this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate
your willingness to assist in this transaction.

I will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up
the claims .The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days if
followed strictly according to plan, to get the fund retrieved successfully

without trace even in the nearest future.

Please need the following:

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.HOME ADDRESS
4.COMAPNY NAME AND ADDRESS.

After successful conclussion of this transaction, You will compersated
with 35% of the total sum.

Yours truly,
DR CHRIS DOUGLAS.








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