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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: "Mabel Ugo" <mabelug@msn.com>
Reply-To: mabelugo@ubnngplc.net
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:20:37 +0000
Subject: RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE!!

Dear Sir,

Firstly, I will start by introducing myself to you. I am Mrs.Mabel Ugo, a
senior staff working with Union Bank of Nigeria and personal account officer
to MR.MORRIS,an America Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation and the president of DIAMOND SAFARIES CO NIGERIA. LTD.

On the 31 April 2001,our customer,his wife THELMA and their only child
SHERLY were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

I have contacted you to assist in getting back the money and properties left
behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by our bank where he deposited the sum of Eighteen Million,Five hundrend
Thousand United State Dollrs ($18.5m)in our bank (UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
) and the banking guidelines stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed for a period of four (4) years and few months, with the account
unservicable the Bank is legally empowered to confisicated/freezen such
accounts and the fund transferred into the Federal Reserve Account as
unclaimed Fund. And this will happen after the next fifteen days, if nobody
comes for the money Since we have not seen any body for the money and his
properties for the last four (4) years and our bank has been notifying the
Rotary club for the past two years.

I now seek your Consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased
client of mine. So that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$18.500.000.00 can be released through you for our general benefit instead
of allowing his sweat get lost in the Bank. Be inform, that all the Bio-data
of MR.MORRIS and his account information are on my desk.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law,and I will advice you on how you
will act as the next of kin to the decease so that the Eighteen Million,Five
hundrend Thousand United State Dollrs ($18.5m) will be transfered into your
nominated bank account. Please, kindly get in touch with me through this
email:mabelugo@ubnngplc.net, for your acceptance. As soon as I hear from
you, I will tell you how to apply to our bank as the next of the deceased
man.

Thanks while wating for your urgent response!

Mrs. Mabel Ugo.


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