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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: "kunde Ariwo" <ariwodo@alex4all.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:57:47 GMT
Subject: CONTACTING YOU ON TRUST

From_the Desk of:

Dr.Kunde Ariwodo

In other to transfer (USD$40, Million Dollars) from our bank, I have the courage to ask you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable of this important business believing that you will not let me down.

I am Dr Kunde Ariwodo. I am an auditor by

profession.I headed a team that audited the account my Bank I am presently the Operation Area Manager of my bank which is Eco bank.

There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since1995 this account has been dormant. In the light of

the fact, I need your assistance to open your doorto this opportunity for both of us, by providing all necessary information where the fund will be remitted.

I reconed I should get this money transferred since it will be forfeited to the Federal Government after this period of 10 years.

I want to process the transfer into a safe account abroad but I don't know any one who could actually assist, I am contacting you, because this money can only be approved to a foreign account, being that the owner of the account Engr. Burke Sean Armstrong was a foreigner.Unfortunately Engr.Burke Sean has been reported death in the korea crash of 1997 without leaving a

a beneficiary to this account.Please refer to <http://wwwcnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/>

I need your full co-operation and assistance because the management of the Bank is ready to welcome any person, who has correct information of this account,which I will give to you as we agree to work

together.

All I need from you now is your account information where the money will be transferred to.As soon as I get this information I will send to you a prototype application which you will send to my bank requesting for the money to be transferred into your account.

I will give you (US$10M) million united states dollars of the total.

I will explain fully when I receive your consent as regards this mutual beneficial proposal I look forward to your earnest reply

Regards,

Dr Kunde Ariwodo

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