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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: "DR.(MRS). ANITA TAMI SAVIMBI" <tm_savimbi@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 15:18:46 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL (IN GOOD FAITH)


FIRST PROPERTIES INVESTMENT LTD
(A SUBSIDIARY OF SAVIMBI INVESTMENTS LTD)

BUSINESS PROPOSAL


ATTN: VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

I have decided to contact you once again through this means since I did not hear from you to know if you got my last letter that I sent to you through courier service last month.I want you to patiently read this offer.May I use this opportunity to introduce my self as DR.(MRS). ANITA TAMI SAVIMBI I am the wife to the late MR. GREAT JONAS SAVIMBI, the leader of the Angolan revolutionary group known as the (UNITA) who died in the year 2002 while on active duty in an effort to liberate our people. I am contacting you with the believe that we will develop a cordial business relationship which will be beneficial to both parties.


I am currently in possession of (THIRTY FOUR MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which I intended to use for investment purposes specifically in your country. The money came about as a result of my late husband's inability to proceed with the purchase of military hardware, which he contracted with South African Arms Company. Since the start of our civil war the source of funds in prosecuting the war has been from diamond,which is under our control. My son is the secretary of state mining under The diamond were always exported to South Africa and art of the proceeds usually used buying military hardware's, I traveled immediately to my late husband's residence in South Africa and discovered the sum of 34 million us dollars cash hidden under his underground safe,which i kept in security vault.

Due to my status as a refugee, I cannot invest these funds here in South African, I therefore seek your assistance in helping to take this funds out of South African, all necessary arrangement has been made by me and I assure you that there is no risk attached to this and we will work out modalities for the success of this transaction. I promise to give you 10% of the total funds for your assistance and my family will use the remaining 90% for investment in your country.You can visit http://www.empereur.com/angola.html to really understand my plight.

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction.You should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Please I will like you to keep this transaction at utmost secrecy whatever your decision will be, while I await your response through this my confidential email address at (dr-mrssavimbi@hotmail.com)I wait for your response.

Regards,
DR.(MRS). ANITA TAMI SAVIMBI.


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