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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: nelson edwards <bus_proposal@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 05:31:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business proposal



THE MANAGER,
NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
VICTORIA ISLAND BRANCH,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Dear,

AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and
profitable business proposal, though I don't know you
neither have I seen you before but my confidence was
reposed On you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State
chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for
a confidential business.

I am the manager of National bank of Nigeria, Victoria Island
branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus; we
had a customer, a Foreigner resident in Nigeria, he was a
Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals. He has
in his Account in my branch the sum of US$35 Million
(thirty five million U.S Dollars).Unfortunately, the man
died three years ago until
today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the
money. Having noticed this, I in collaboration with one
other top Official of the bank covered up the account
all this while. Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be
fronted as one of his next of kin of the deceased and
forward all the necessary information to be advised to you
by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions
to get all internal documentation to back up the claims.
The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get
the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in
future. Your response is only what we are waiting for as we
have put all machineries that will be instrumental to the
success of the transaction in motion.
As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me
indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the
whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully
Concluded.For your assistance, we have agreed in
principle to offer you 30% of the total sum at the end of
the transaction.
It is risk free and a big mega fortune. All correspondences
towards this transaction will be through telephone and
e-mail. I await your earliest response.
you can also email me through this email
address:

Thanks,

Best regards
nelson edawrds
N/B: I require you send to me your personal telephone and
fax number for easy communication.







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