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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: "sue bernard" <sbsuebenard@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:09:05 +0200
Subject: From Auditor. Sue Benard

FROM: MR. SUE BENARD
NO.50 BOTHA CRESCENT RD,
SADTON,JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel: 2783 580 2212
Sbsubenard@yahoo.com

Strictly Confidential

Attn: MD/C.E.O,

In order to transfer out (US$26M) Twenty-six million United States Dollars)
from ABSA Bank. I have the courage to ask you to look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that
you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am SUE BENARD, the Chief auditor of ABSA Bank, there is an account opened
in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this account
again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that
if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. SMITH BERNARD ANDREAS, a foreigner, and a
miner at kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.
No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this account and the total
amount involved is (USD 126M) One hundred and twenty six million United
States Dollars million dollars.

I want to first transfer us$26(twenty six million United States Dollars)
from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I
don't know any trustworthy foreigner. I am only contacting you as a
foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but
can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in us
dollars and the owner of the account, Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner
too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before. But be informing that we will sign, an agreement as I
don't know you but still believe in your honorable self that you will not
betray me after the successful completion of this real and a genuine
transfer. I got your contact address from my secretary who operates
computer; with believe in God that you will never let me down in this
business.

However, you are the only person that I have contacted in this business; so
please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the
full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet
face to face to sign a binding agreement which will bind us together before
you could receive this money into your foreign account or any account of
your choice where the fund will be safe, I will fly to your country for
withdrawal, sharing and other investments options.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign identity. I need your full co-operation to make this
transfer work out successfully because the management is ready to approve
this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account,
which I promise to provide to you immediately, if you are able and assure me
your capability to handle this project in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions for our mutual benefit because this opportunity
will never come again in my life. Your sincerity is highly require in this
business because I do not want to a mistake that could make me loose this
money, I need your strong assurance and trust, please.

Meanwhile, beforming that, with my position now in the office I can transfer
this money to any reliable foreign account, which you could provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your
country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence, two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the
transfer.

Also, I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you
that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. Further, I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your bank account with appropriate clearance
documents from the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

Finally, at the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the
total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Best regards

Sue Benard





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