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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: jacobmpoyo123@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:44:37 -0800
Subject: urgent business transaction

PHONE:+27-83-508-6854

FAX :+27-73-262-9721

Attn:Sir,Madam

You will be suprised to receive this letter since you don?t know me personally, but do treat this request as a call from somebody in dire need of your kind assistance, for the purpose of introduction. I am MR. jacob mpoyo son of Dr.Sipho mpoyo ,Who was recently murdered with other whites in the land dispute violence in Zimbabwe this year. In my keen interest to invest in your country, I got your contact through South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg, My late father was among the few black-Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the KILLER SQUARD of the ruling government of President Mugabe on the 12th of March 2001 for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites and this crisis and cold-blood-murder reports were communicated to the whole world through BBC, CNN and even the United Nations general assembly meetings for heads of governments, of member nations.Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the s

um of {S$20 Million United States Dollars) with a Security and Finance company for safe-keeping as if he foresaw the looming danger that could erupt from the farm struggle in Zimbabwe.This money was deposited in a box as a consignment labeled FAMILY TREASURE? with a security company.This frame of mind was informed as not to allow the company management have obvious security reasons. This money was earmarked for the purchase of machinery?s and agro-chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms ?settlements in Lesotho and Swaziland.

This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe
introduced a new land Acts which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some objective blacks vehemently
condemned the modus operandi adopted by the government.
This resulted to forceful ejection of whites from their
lands, rampant killings, arson and thugs. Precisely, more than one hundred and seven(107) people who have been killed and many others maimed for the life in the past, and up till this September, BBC& CNN have reported of more killings in the farm-land violence.Heads of government from the Western World, especially Britain and the United States of America have voiced their condemnation over Mugabe?s obnoxious land acts. Subsequently the Southern African
Development Community (S.A.D.I.C)has continuously supported Mugabe?s New Land Reform Acts. It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer this money out of South Africa into a trusted foreign account.

As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of Zimbabwean government who have tactically frozen my family?s wealth. Secondly, I am residing temporarily in Johannesburg pending the outcome of an appeal filed on my behalf by my attorney for the Department of Home Affairs to grant asylum status. At he moment I am in a dilema on how to move this money safely out of South Africa due to the fiscal laws inhibiting South African Refugees on monetary policy.I request that you grant me the consent to present you and your company as the Consignment (box of money), so that I can be able to transfer the money to your nominated accountout side South Africa for investment purpose.As business man whom I wish to entrust my future and that of my family on his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free as far as you keep it secret and modalities to effect this transfer is ready with the help of our family lawyer, a member of a Bank-boa

rd, a South African and my late father?s friend that helped him depositing this money in the said Security Company as a
consignment.Therefore if this proposal is acceptable by
you, we are willing to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 70% will be for me and my family while 5% will be used for the capital transfer tax based on South African Banking stipulations and any other expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction. If the proposal is acceptable by you, please phone me on the above number, and forword your reply as soon as possible bearing in mind the confidentiality and privacy this transaction requires at the moment due to the security network of Interpol, FBI and other international security
operatives in the world over.

Best regards,
MR jacob mpoyo
[for the family]

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