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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: "Usman Bello" <yurilautin_masinglaw@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:21:47 +0000
Subject: From: Dr.Usman Bello

From: Dr.Usman Bello.
Tell: 00(66)60486890
Email: manbello2006@yahoo.com

Financial Consultant .

Dear Sir.

With reference to an introduction and recommendation made of your esteemed
firm by a friend working with the Thailand chamber of commerce and industry,
I hereby wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level. We
have decided to contact you first through email due to the urgency of this
transaction, as we have been reliably informed that it will take at least
one to two weeks for a normal post to reach you. So we deam it best using
the email.

In a brief introduction, I am Dr.Usman Bello, a financial consultant . My
company handles management of financies and investments. I am the personal
financial consultant to late Mr.Stelten Amrhein , an investor and owner of
multinational companies here in Thailand and in other countries in the
world. It is unfortunate that he and his entire family was victims of the
Tsunami Natural disaster that claimed hundreds of thousands of people on the
25th Dec. 2004 .

Before his death he had some money which was deposited with a finance
security coporation ,the sum of $15.5 Million USD, this fund was meant for
the establishment of a 5 star hotel .The fund was deposited as Diamond/Raw
Gold for safe keeping to avoid raising of eyebrow by the government and Thai
customs . But sadly and unfornately, Mr.Stelten Amrhein and entire family
lost there lives prior to the Flood disaster. Due to the fact that his
entire family died in the disaster , no member of the family is alive to
claim the deposited fund as the next ofTherefore, as the personal financial
adviser , I am the only living witness to the deposited fund also has the
right to appoint any one to stand as the next of kin to my late client .
After going through your profile,I have decided to contact you for you to
come in and stand as the next of kin to my late client for us to claim this
fund and put it into investment. You don’t have anything to worry about as
every related documents to the said fund is intact with me , secondly you do
not need to be at the security company physically as I will hire the
services of a clearing diplomat would be standby to give us every assistance
we require to clear the fund.

Your immediate assistance and co-operation is urgently required. To enable
me instruct the clearing diplomat for him to start making the
redocumentations from my late client’s name to your own name as the bonafide
next of kin to my late client .

I have the plans of given you 35% of the total fund as a reward for your
assistance and coporation 5% would be maped out to cover every expenditure
that would be encured during this transaction like:hotel bills, flight
tickets and other miscelenous expenditures etc, While, 60% shall be for me
Before we commence this transaction properly, we shall go into an agreement(
Memorandum of Understanding) which will bind us together to avoid future
misunderstandings .My good friend I am here to guide you up with all
necessary information you may need till we actualize this fund .And so long
as you go according to my instructions we shall achieve this goal in less
than no time from date

Note: This funds is not connected with terrorism or drugs which I believe
may put fears in you to render a maximum coperation needed from you. Hence
the source of this said money is clean and clear.

All we need from you is as follows:

1. Your confirmation of your ability to handle this.

2.your word that you will keep this business as confidential as possible at
all times until we conclude this business.

3. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.

4. Your full permanent address.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% legal and risk free and we hope
to conclude the business in few working days from the date of receipt of
this important information as your urgent response will be highly
appreciated .Waiting to hearing from you soonest .

Best Regards.

Dr.Dr.Usman Bello (Director)
Tell: 00(66)60486890
Email: manbello2006@yahoo.com


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