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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: "Jarta Lopez" <lopezj70@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:09:14 -0700
Subject: EXCLUSIVE FOR YOU

Dear Friend,

My Name is Jarta Lopez. From Nigeria. I have confirmed your information and
very pleased to write your this mail with the believe that you will return
to me the respect of humanity.

This mail as am aware of so many Nigerians mail flying all over the world
via this unsafe medium. The Internet. All the same I think is the most
direct way of informing of my intention to do this money Project with you.
If this mail has come to you on dislike please do send me no and forget
about it.

This is all about a cash money under Diplomatic Immunity here in the
Diplomatic section of the Presidency which the Senate Pass President and
some Senators have planned to carry out before the problem of the 55m
bribery came up last mouth and that led to this resignation from office.

This information to you please most be kept with very high secrecy. The
Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria is doing all the can to nail this
people and we have been in a very close contact hoping that something can be
done. The power of this is that this money has been packed already and put
in to the Diplomatic section where I work; Please do not say this out. All
what is needed of you now is your confirmation to receive this money in your
country via a Diplomatic First class shipment.

No one apart from you now knows about this not even them because I have not
told them that I have made a contact but after going through your profile
with your post in your origination I think it will not be a mistake to
contact you on this regards. This money is in our Diplomatic section here
and with good arrangement which I have made with a Diplomat it will be
carried via a secured Diplomatic company as official documents. Since we
have tagged the baggage Diplomatic Immunity, No one can open or inspect this
consignment till it gets to your address.

The amount of this money is 7.2m (Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only) in two Diplomatic boxes. I will confirm to you
my contact Numbers on your reply mail for action and detail you with the
woman diplomat who will handle the shipment for your immediate contact. Once
again please do not use this mail in any way against this privileged.

God Bless you and Your Family.

Jarta

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