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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: kelvinsuleman@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:34:41 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Read=20=26=20reply=20Immediately=20Pls?=

Attn, Dear

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may
offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and
writing through this channel.
I got your contact from a proffesional database found in internet while
searching for a reliable and honest person that will be an annointed steward
in a vision very dear to me.

MY NAME IS DR KELVIN SULEMAN, I WORK WITH THE MONITORING UNIT IN NIGERIA.
WE MONITOR ANY OUT GOING TRANSFER AND INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
GOING ON IN NIGERIA.

WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS SOME PEOPLE HERE MAKING CLAIMS OF FUND IN THIS
COUNTRY WITH SOME CONTRACTORS WHO DID NOT EXECUTE ANY JOB WITH NIGERIAN
GOVERNMENT.
WE TRACK DAWN ($9,000000,00) NINE MILLION U.S DOLLARS SENDING OUT TO ONE
MR JOHN BISHOP FROM USA. WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS MAN DID NOT EXECUTE ANY
CONTRACT, RATHER WANT TO HAVE THIS FUND WITH SOME OF OUR BAD OFFICIALS HERE.


NOW IT IS LIKE THIS, THIS FUND WAS SENT BACK TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
BY THE ORDER FROM MR PRESIDENT HIMSELF.
THEREFORE, THE MEETING WE HAD LAST WEEK WITH MR PRESIDENT AND THE MINISTRY
OF FINANCE, IT SAYS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THIS FUND GOES TO THE
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR WHO EXECUTE THIS JOB.

BUT WE NOW FINDOUT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE NO WHERE TO BE FOUND ANY LONGER,
THAT SHOWS, THEY WANT TO STEEL THIS SIAD FUND. SO I AND SOME OF THE OFFICIALS
HERE IN THE MONITORING UNIT WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY FOR
OUR SELF.
THEREFORE WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE ORIGINAL CONTACTOR WHO EXECUTE THIS
JOB, FOR ALL THE PROOF AND POWER NOW IS ON OUR HAND BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA.
THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL FOR WE WILL GET EVERY PAPERS THAT WILL BACK YOU
UP TO MAKE THE CLAIMS.
WE AGREE TO SHARE THIS WAY, YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THE SIAD FUND, 65% FOR
ME AND THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MADE
DURING THE DEAL.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STAND AS THIS CONTRACTOR, CONTACT ME IMMEDAITELY SO
THAT I WILL STOP LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WILL DO THIS FOR US. PLEASE
THIS IS A VERY BIG OPPORTUNITY WHICH NO ONE WILL NOT LIKE TO MISS. LET US
WORK FAST BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL CHANGE MIND.

THESE IMFORMATION ARE NEEDED FROM YOU FOR THE DEAL, SEND IT TO ME IMMEDIATELY
THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. (drkelvinmonito@yahoo.com)

1 YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
2 YOUR COMPANY NAME IF ANY, OR I WILL REGISTER A COMPANY HERE IN YOUR NAME

3 YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
4 YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUBER

THANKS WAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY
DR KELVIN SULEMAN




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