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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: adebayo_peters200@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:56:59 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE?=

STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC,
LAGOS NIGERIA.


VERY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Mr.Adebayo peters of Bills and Exchange at the
foreign remitance department of the Standard Trust
Bank Nigeria Plc.

I am writing this letter to ask for your
suppport and co-operation to carry out this business
opportunity in my department. I discovered an
abandoned sum of $120,000,000,00.M (One Hundred and
Twenty Million united states dollars) in Account Number 11008734290
status
of account fixed deposit account, that belongs to one
of our foreign customer Mr.Elvis Lee C.E.O., EL LEE
CONSTRUCTION COMANY NIGERIA LIMITED,Who died along
with his entire family on 30th january 2001 in a
plane crash.

Since we got information about his death we can not
release the money unless somebody applies for it as
the next of kin or relation to the deceased.As
indicated in our banking guidelines.


Unfortunately,neither the family members nor the
relations have appeared to claim this money.At this
discovery,I decided to do business with you and
release the money to you as the next of kin or
relation of the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't
want this money to go into the bank treasury as an
unclaimed Fund.

The banking law and guidelines of Standard Trust Bank
Nigeria Plc, stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed for a period of five (5) years it will be
transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed
fund.the need for a foreigner as next of kin in this
siness is occasioned by the fact that the customer was
a foreigner and as a Nigerian cannot stand as his next
of kin or heir. I agreed that 35% of the money will
be for you as foreign partner,thereafter I will
visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage
indicated.

Therefore to enable the lmmediate transfer of the fund
to you as indicated. You must apply to the bank as
relation or next of kin of the deceased. Indicating
your bank number and indicating where the money will
be remitted.Upon receipt of reply .I will send to you
the text of application as soon as you receive this
letter you should reach me through my private e-mail
immediately and indicate your direct and confidencial
telephone number for effective communication hoping
to hear from you.


Yours Faithfully

Mr.Adebayo Peters



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