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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: <ojong@lawyerzone.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:28:08 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLS, willem






From :  Ojong L.Japheth  Esq .
LL.B.(Hons)LL.L.B.L.
of Grays Inn london
 
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATE INTERNATIONAL
Tel: No +228-919-76-87 .
177 Reu commerce  Lome-Togo.
 
Dear,
 
With all respect and regards I would like to contact you based on certain transaction that has to do with you,be rest asured that this is risk free & live and let live transaction . one of my deceased client .He was into oil lifting and died about some years ago but uptill now nobody has come foward to claim his assest as the next of kin. I am his attorney and his advocate in international court of law . he was the sole agent of  petroleum co-perations couple with other jains of business he does , he base in lome Togo here where I am liven too . In getting your contact was in research to get some reliable person who will help me to invest for his only daughter  the sum of $5. .5 m us dollars for a mutual benefit . some body's account is to be use to save guard this  huge amount of $5.5 million usa dollars cash only . which are been deposited with ' BIA' bank bank international pour 'l afric lome togo . with others of his  properties . I needed this sum for a proper investment  for the little girl with a mutual benefit hence this fund can not be transfer to any local account and none of his relations knows about his wealthy in africa . Your contact was given to me by one madam Ego who works with Togo chamber of commerce , in my research to get a reliable person or companies account , Please I would like us to agreed and give me a brief call so that i will call you back for full discussion conditions very considerable . so that your name will be submitted and be use as the next of kin to the deceased to enable his funds deposited with the BIA' bank bank international pour'l afric lome togo transfered with  your name and into your account for a mtual benefit . If this  is okay, call  me briefly  so that I can call you back for full human to human discussion , 
 
through my private telephone line  +228-919-76-87.  
 
Regards.
 
Ojong .L. Japheth Esq
      co-ordinator





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