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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: Ahmed Abubaka <ahmed_abubaka1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:11:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BARR AHMED ABUBAKA (ESQ)


FROM: BARR AHMED ABUBAKA (ESQ)
GAU THUO& ASSOCIATES
#18 RUZ LOME TOGO.

ATTN SIR ,

I am Barrister Ahmed Abubaka,A Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Mark ,a national of your country, who used to work with Chrome Development Company in Togo. On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Lumba Express Road. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident. Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my client in a Security Company here in Togo lome. Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased deposited the one trunk box containing $15Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars Only) does not know the content of the one trunk box deposited with them.
Consequently, the Security Company issued me a notice to provide the Next-of-Kin to claim the one trunk box in their custody within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased to claim the one trunk box since you are from the same country so that the one trunk box can be delivered to you by the security company.

Upon receipt of the one trunk box, I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursment of the fund, and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can back up any claim we may make with the Security Company. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed legitimate,Get in touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail ahmed_abubaka4@yahoo.co.in

Best regards
BARR AHMED ABUBAKA











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