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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: Fan Fung <fan_fung@kaixo.com> (may be fake)
Date: 18 Aug 2005 04:29:57 -0000
Subject: Mail From Fan Fung


I am Mr. Fan Fung , Manager Jian Sing Bank, Cameron Road Branch, Hong Kong. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. Mr Guy Gelinas a Canadian businessman and his longtime business associate disgraced Hong Kong business tycoon James Ting , made a Fixed Deposit for eighteen months, valued at $38,500,000.00USD (Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand American Dollar) in the name of Guy Gelinas at my branch. Upon maturity, I sent routine notification to his forwarding address but get no reply. After a month, we send a reminder and finally we discover from his contract employer, (Abitibi - Consolidated Paper) that Mr.Guy Gelinas died in plane crash along with many others in EgyptAir Flight 990,1999 air crash, this you can verified if neccessary, since i get this information about his death and on further investigation, I find out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempt to traced his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore make further investigation and discovered that Mr.G
uy Gelinas did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank, and Mr. James Ting is no longer with stake in this deposit funds in my bank . This sum of 38,500,000.00USD is still sitting in my Bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Hong Kong, at the expiration of 7 (seven)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Guy Gelinas so that the we can get this funds for ourself instead of it get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who not deserved it. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL
and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 75% for me and 25% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the lawyer and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately with your full contact details via my private email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details about the said funds and how we will make the transfer legally possible with relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transa
ction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply to my e-mail address: fan_fung@kaixo.com

Regards,

Fan Fung



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