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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: collins_chube2002 chube <collins_chube2002@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:19:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: To Mr


FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
ECOWAS REGIONAL INVESTMENT BANK,
128 BOULEVARD DU 13 JANVIER,REPUBLIC OF TOGO,
WEST AFRICA.

MY DEAR FRIEND ,

I AM MR COLLINS CHUBE,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.OF THE ECOWAS REGIONAL INVESTMENT BANK IN LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA.

DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS THE SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$14 MILLION)ONLY BELONGING TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN LATE MR.MOUNIR HOUMANI WHO
ACCIDENTALLY DIED IN HIS EFFORTS TO BETRAY AND PLAY DOUBLE STANDARD IN SUPPLY OF FOOD TO THE REFUGEES DURING THE SIERRA-LEONE CRISIS IN 1997/98.

THOUGH THIS BANK IS OFFICIALLY AWARE OF HIS DEATH AND HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN /RELATION TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE THE BANK CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS APPLICABLE IN OUR BANKING OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES.FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WE LEARNT THAT THIS BANK WAS NOT AWARE THAT HIS SUPPOSE NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PROCESS LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO BENEFIT FROM THAT BY SEEKING YOUR INTEREST TO BE ENGAGED TO APPLY TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATION TO THE LATE MR.MOUNIR HOUMANI FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT WITH YOU SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR THE MONEY AND WE WOULD NOT LIKE THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR GOVERNMENT'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED REVENUE.

MEANWHILE,OUR REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND AS SUCH AN INDIGENE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FAMILY.
ALTHOUGH,WE KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN OUR
JURISDICTION TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIMS AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH YOU AS A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL OFFICIALLY PRESENT TO THIS BANK AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE MOUNIR HOUMANI.
INFACT,WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SENIOR STAFF OF THIS BANK AND LACK ANY FOREIGN CONTACT.SECONDLY,LATE MR.MOUNIR HOUMANI WAS A FOREIGNER AND HIS NEXT OF KIN MUST BE A FOREIGNER TOO.THE ABOVE REASONS MADE US TO CONTACT YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER AND FRIEND WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR DIRECTIVES AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH TOGOLAISE'S COURT AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM TO THIS BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A SECURE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO.

MEANWHILE,ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED,TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO BENEFIT YOURSELF FROM THIS GREAT AND LEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.WE THEN ENGAGE INTO SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE AGREED PERCENTAGES THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH YOU BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION.
ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS BENEFICIA PROPOSAL.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
COLLINS CHUBE










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