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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: justin thabo <justin_thabo2000@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:13:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Invitation for your partnership.


From:Mr Justin Thabo
Tel:+27-83-624-7384
Email:justin_thabo2000@yahoo.ca

Invitation for your Partnership

My name is JUSTIN THABO, the son of MR.COSMOS THABO of Zimbabwe.
It might be a surprise to you on how I got your contact address,however after i have gone through your profiles i decide to contact you in good faith,During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe our President Robert Mugabe ordered all the white owned farmers in
our country to surrender their farms to his party members.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing
that he did not support the President political ideology, the
president thugs invaded my father's farm and burnt down
everything, killed him and confiscated all his farming equipments.
I was studying when my father died and I was forced to return to the
funeral,after the funeral My mother notified me about my father's Will. When I was going through the will,I discovered that my late father had used his
farming company to make much money, which he brilliantly transferred
and deposited it with a private Security Company here in Republic of South Africa,he deposited this consignment as Family valuable Treasures.

The Security Company does not know that this consignment contains money except me and the amount is,Thirty Three million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($33.500.000.00) And my aim of contacting you is to help me to transfer this sum into your nominated account in your country for investment and you will also help us to look for a profitable investment
overseas because I don't have knowledge of International
business, as a result of my present situation, I won't be able to
conclude this transaction alone.

Finally,after the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger sister
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to the
Republic of South Africa,currently we are living here as asylum seekers(Refugees), my mother and I are seriously looking forward to have
an overseas trustworthy partner that will assist us in transferring this funds out of South Africa. If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to your country, we will offer you 25% of the total fund, and 5% of the fund will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this
transaction and 70% will be for my family for investment in your country
under your supervision.

For detailed information, you can contact me on my direct line:
+27-83-624-7384. I would appreciate confidentiality and honesty in
our correspondence.

Your immediate response will be highly welcomed.

Best Regards,

Mr Justin Thabo




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