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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: "Isuwa Dogo" <isuwa_dogo@adb-ng.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:48:14 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY.

BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
AFRICA DEVELOPPEMENT BANK-ADB ANNEXE.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:email:isuwa_dogo@inMail24.com


DEAR: Sir

GOOD DAY.

I am MR.ISUWA DOGO, the Manager in charge of BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPT UNIT of
AFRICA DEVELOPPEMENT BANK-ADB ANNEXE. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA with due
respect and regard.

I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigations and Accounting auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased
person who died with his entire family on FEBRUARY 14,2002 in an AUTO CRASH
along BURKINA FASO/LOME-TOGO EXPRESS WAY in WEST AFRICA and the fund has
been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in
our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The said amount was us$1.8M (one million eight Hundred Thousand
united states dollars).

As it may interest you to know, I got your contact information’s through
south African network online programmed and after i prayed for GOD'S divine
mercies, I decided to contact you over this enterprising transaction that
both of us must benefits from this business of such magnitude without any
problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangements to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer
this money to a foreign account has been put in place ,further directives
and needed information’s will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this
great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to
the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to
be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free as I
have made arrangements for a successful deal before contacting you.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the
total sum as gratifications, while 60% will be for me .

Please, you have been advised to keep top secret as i'm still in service and
intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situations here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask my entire family and me to come
down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further
investments, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest
in.

All other necessary information’s will be sent to you when I hear from you.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible via telephone and also
through this email, stating your wish in this deal.

Yours Faithfully.

MR.ISUWA DOGO.
alternative email:isuwa_dogo@inMail24.com
+234-803-8287196


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