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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: james_mbote@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 17:37:06 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ACKNOWLEDGEMENT?=

FROM: DR JAMES MBOTE,

DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear Friend,

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on
behalf of my colleagues. Your information was given
to me by a member of the Economic Society of South
African Chambers of Trade and Commerce (ESSACTC). I
have decided to seek a confidential co-operation
with you in the execution of a deal hereunder for
the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it
confidential because of the nature of this business.

Within the Department of Minerals and Energy where I
work as a director of Audit, with the co-operation
of other top officials, we have in our possession an
overdue payment .The said funds represent certain
percentage of the contract value executed on behalf
of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,
which we the officials over-invoiced to the amount
of US$14.500, 000.00 (Fourteen Million Fiv e Hundred
Thousand US Dollars).

Since the present Government is determined to pay
foreign contractors all debts owed, so as to
maintain good relationship with foreign governments
and non-government agencies, we intend to include
our bills for approvals with the Department of
Finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA).
We are seeking your assistance to enable us claim
the money since as civil servant we are not allowed
to operate foreign accounts. Details shall be worked
out in line with this to enable us claim the money
without the slightest problem.

I have the authority of my partners involved to
propose that should you be willing to assist us in
this transaction your share as compensation will be
US$3.625m while my colleagues and I receive
US$9.425m and the balance of US$1.450m for taxes and
miscellaneous expenses incurred.

The business is completely safe and secure, provided
you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does
not matter whether you/your company does contracts,
as transfer of powers will be secured in favour of
you/your company. Also, your area of specialization
is not a hindrance to the successful execution of
this transaction. We have reposed confidence in you
and hope that you will not disappoint us.

Get back to me on this private email address only...
james_mbote@gawab.com

With Regards,

DR JAMES MBOTE.




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