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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: "ISAAC GARANG" <issac_garang02@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: issac_garang02@ny.com
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:14:43 +0100
Subject: Eager to read you soon.

Dear Sir,

I deemed it fit never a mark of disrespect contacting you, wish you to know that I am the son to Dr.John Garang of Dinka ethnic group in Sudan who was the Vice President of my Country after a prolonged hit and crisis in Sudan.

So sadning that my Father Dr Garang met his untimely death on the recent M1 -72 Helicoppter crash which was reportedly after running short of fuel somewhere near the South Sudan-northern Uganda border on his return from a meeting in Rwakitura with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

My mother Rebecca Garang had a shock of that incident which reconditioned her state of mind. After my father's burial,I was informed of my father's wills through his attorney who advised him on a certain foriegn investment made with the assistance of his military position in sorting for oil well pipeline where he accuminalated most of his wealth while as a military leader of Sudan People's Liberation Army against the crude oil resource dominators.

If care is not taken,I might be denied of my entire possession because of our cultural believe which says that his brothers shall benefit his wealth in place of the children of which they have siezed every properties within their reach which he had while on active service as a military officer cum vice president of my country.

At this moment i have relocated to another country because of their threat insisting that I must surrender every documents tendered by the attorney to his foriegn monetary deposit and oil well undersealed investment.

I have being advised by his foriegn attorney to write you for assistance in receiving the money for security reasons which will be channelled directly to your country instead of being denied of my fundamental human right as a son of the V.P.J.Garang due to their illiteral believe and because of my juvinile age,please my immediate family and I will be willing to offer you some percentages if you name it for consideration to assit us receive this money for investment purposes in your country.

Please I will be so kneen in your positive response and will inform the attorney who is the witness so he could tell you more about the company in custody of the $12.2 Million usd deposit which was realized from my father's oil business. Our life is in great danger, which I would want you to respond so we don't get exposed to my uncle and my father's enemies because his death is questionable hence he only stayed just few weeks on V.P seat to meet his death and I wish the international community could help us to investigate his death.

Please read biography through : ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garang

Yours Sincerely,
Master Isaac Garang.


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