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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: nkennedy@hutchcity.com
Date: 28th July,2005
Subject: Appeal For Business Relationship

From: Mr. Kennedy Ndala
Blk 20 H 21 Layout Est.
Johannesburg South Africa
Email:nkennedy@hutchcity.com

Dear Friend,

I propose to you on due recommendation by our trade mission and your country Chamber of Commerce for assistance and subsequent investment of fund in your country. To be precise, I am Mr. Ndala Kennedy, a manager of bills/exchange at the Foreign Remittance Department of NED Bank of South Africa Limited [NBSA]. In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars only [US $22m] in an account that belonged to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family on 2nd January 2002 in a ghastly motor accident. Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applied for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

My colleague and I in the department decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you hence my contacting you. We want to present you as the next of kin or relation of the deceased, so that we can release the fund into your account for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and again we do not want this money to go into the Government Account as unclaimed bill. Now it is stipulated that the above sum will be transferred into Government Account as unclaimed Fund if any claim did not lay on the account. The reason behind our requesting you to purportedly your good self as next of kin is occasioned by the fact that the deceased was a foreigner.

Mode of sharing after the successful completion of the transfer, my colleagues and I will visit your country for disbursement. For the role you will be expected to play a whole exercise, we have agreed to give you Twenty Percent (20%) of the total sum and 75% will be kept for my colleagues and I in your account for investment purposes in your country as may be agreed by the transacting parties, while the balance 5% will be for expenses .In support of the aforementioned therefore you are urged to reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest and interest to participate in the business. After receiving your reply, you will be communicated to with the exact steps to take. I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping this business top secret and confidential. Your interest will be equally protected, as we must maintain maximum confidentiality.Trusting to hear from you quickly through my e-mail:nkennedy@hutchcity.com

I count on your earliest response. Thanks indeed for your anticipated co-operation and best regards to you and your family.

Yours truly
Mr. Ndala Kennedy

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