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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: "Joseph Chukwu" <jossy4real1000@msn.com>
Reply-To: joecee1000@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:46:43 +0000
Subject: Attention Sir/Madam,

NILL BANK NIGERIA PLC.
2 MARINA ROAD , LAGOS NIGERIA.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
SUB: IMMEDIATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION
First, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction , this is by virtue of its nature as being
totally confidential and top secret, though I know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried but I am assuring you that
all will be well at the end of the day.
We have decided to contact you due to urgency of this
transaction needed and that you will cooperate .
To introduce myself to you, I am the manager Bills and
Exchange of Foreign Remittance department of Nill
bank of Nigeria ( N.B.N Headquarters Lagos Nigeria )
formally Nill bank of Switzerland ( NBS -AG Zurich
Switzerland ), this is in accordance with Nigeria
Federal Government policies on initialization law on
company and Allied matters act of Jan 1977.
I am writing you this letter to ask for your support
and co-operation to carry out this fund transfer
transaction . We discovered an abandoned sum of US$13
Million ( Thirteen Million US dollars). in an account
that belongs to one of our Foreign customer who died
along side with his entire family in August 1998 in a
boat mishap along Nigeria Togo water-ways. Since this
development we have advertised for his next of Kin or
any close relation to come forward to claim this money
, but nobody came to apply for the claim.
In this circumstances, I and two other officials in my
department have decided to look for a trusted foreign
partner who can stand in as the next of Kin to the
deceased and claim this money.
We needed a foreign partner to apply for this claim
because of the fact that the deceased customer was a
foreigner and we don’t want this said money to go into
the Nill Bank Treasury as unclaimed fund.
Every document to perfect this fund transfer transactions
will emanate from my office. So you have nothing to
worry about.
We have agreed here that 30% of the money
will be for you,10% for expenses to be incurred on
both sides during the transfer process, While the
remaining 60% will be my colleagues and I.
All that I require from you is to indicate your interest by
replying soon and putting in your bank particulars
where you would like the fund remitted into.
Once I receive your reply , I will send you the Text Of
Application for immediate Application of claim in
accordance with the banking laws and guidelines
forsuch claims.
In your reply include your private Telephone and Fax
Numbers to enable us start this transfer transaction
quick.
Thanks for your anticipated assistance, while we
hope to strike the deal.
Yours Faithfully,
Joseph Chukwu
E-Mail:joecee1000@yahoo.co.in


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