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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: "MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE" <nuhanvaye102@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barristerntengi@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:11:49 -0700
Subject:


MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE
E-MAIL:nuhanvaye102@yahoo.com
%BARRISTER VICTOR NTENGI
E-MAIL: barristerntengi@yahoo.com
ATTN: Dear Sir/Ma,
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.I believe
you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your
country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with
events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed
consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.
My name is MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West
Africa.
My Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public
Works,Liberia.
My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office.
Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from your
country. You can also check in some of the international newspapers
postedin the web sites below:
(i) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp
Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million
through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company
Abroad. All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company to
transfer the funds to your account, I will renumerate you with 20% at
the end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this
transaction.
I have been confined only to our country home and all my calls are
monitored, So I will advise you contact my private Attorney on his
contact stated above for onward proceedings.
you will kindly aid me to invest the money in your country
kindly include your private telephone and fax numbers where you can
always be reached,your residential or company address to enable him
send detail information/documents to you.
Best Regards
MRS. SUZANA NUHAN VAYE


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