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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: "mary pujeh" <mary_p1984@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mary_pujeh1984@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:16:57 +0100
Subject: please i need your assistance.

Attn;

Dear friend,

I used this means of communications because of time
Shortage, so
please kindly bear with me.However,permit me to inform
you of my desire of
seeking for your aid and and assistance towards
securing my inheritance. While
searching for the contacts of
International/multinationals and properties
consulatnts, I came across your contacts. Sir, I would
be grateful if you
can render the necessary assistance.

Please, I don't usually share my identity with anybody
in physical or
through the internet because of seacurity reasons.

I am mary pujeh. the only daughter of late DR
JOSEPH PUJEH father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant
based in Liberia , Before he was killed during the
recent civil war in my country some years back now.i
and my elder brother managed to escape to GHANA by the
aid of the UNITED NATIONS PEACE KEEPING FORCE who
rescued us and took us safely to GHANA and since then
we have been living in a refugee camp here called
BUDIBORAM REFUGEE CAMP ACCRA GHANA.
. Before the death of my father He secretly revealed
to my brother who is the next of kin and told him that
he deposited sum of
US$19,700,000 (nineteen Million Seven Hundred
Thousand, United States Dollars) in a
vault box and deposited it as family valuables,in a
security company in
here in ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA
The security company does not know the content of the
box, since my
late father deposited it as family valuables. He place
my brothers name as next of
kin,and also gave the documents pertaining the
consignment to us. He also
explained to me that it was because of this wealth
that he was killed by rebels
of the opposition leaders , that I should seek for a
foreign partner in a
country of my choice where I will transfer this money
and use it to invest in a
profitable ventures, (such as real-estate Or other
business). The money is presently in
ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:

(1)To help in retrieving this box out from the
financial/security
company for immediate transfer of the fund to your
destination account in your
country.

(2)To serve as the guardian of this fund during and
after the
transaction, since I am a girl of 23 years old and I
require a lot of guidance to
handle such fund.

(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country after the
money has been transferred for investment.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20 % of the total
sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful transfer of
this fund to your
norminated bank account.

Sir: This transaction will be concluded within some
days as soon as you
signify your interest to assist me. Please, sir kindly
communicate to
me, your detailed contacts, i.e Full name, mailing
address, telephone
numbers(home and mobile) and personal e-mail address.
I will appreciate
your early responce.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless
mary pujeh



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