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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: "alhajisule@ommail.com" <alhajisule2005_gamba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:12:24 -1200
Subject: FROM THE DESK TOP OF ALHAJI SULE GAMBA

FROM THE DESK TOP OF ALHAJI SULE GAMBA
Executive Investigation Chairman,On Contracts Payment
Review panal Committee.
Falomo Office Complex,
Ikoyi-Lagos.

E-mail:alhajisule2005_gamba@yahoo.com.hk[ PLEASE REPLY ME
THROUGH THIS E-MAIL
ADDRESS]

Attention:

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this
transaction;
this is virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and top
secret.

I am the Executive Investigation Chairman Committee on
Review of
Contracts Payments instituted by H.E. President Olusegun
Obasanjo to
probe/review all contracts executed and payments made during
the regime
of late General Sani Abacha. I have been mandated by my
colleagues on
the Committee to seek your assistance in the transfer of the
sum of
US$31.5Million.

As you may know, the late General Abacha and members of his
government
embezzled billion of dollars through spurious contracts and
payments to
foreigners between 1993-1998, and this is now the subject of
probe by
my Committee. In the course of our review, we have
discovered the sum
of US$31.5Million,which the former dictator could not
transfer from the
dedicated account of the Central Bank of Nigeria before his
sudden
death on June 8, 1998. It is this amount that my colleagues
and I have
decided to acquire for ourselves through your assistance.
This
assistance becomes crucial because we cannot acquire the
fund in our
names.

We have thus developed a, full proof, legal and totally risk
free
arrangement through which the fund can be transferred within
a very
short time, if you follow strictly our instructions. The
plan is to use
our position and influence on the Committee to present you
as a foreign
contractor beneficiary of the fund. We shall arrange all
documentation
to support this claim and get Approval for the transfer of
the funds
for your benefit on our behalf. The arrangement is perfected
to be 100%
risk free and we are sure the transaction can be concluded
within 7-10
working days from when you agree to assist us.

You should acknowledge the receipt of my mail through the
above
Telephone and Fax numbers Or E-Mail address so we can
further discuss
the modalities of your cooperation and negotiate the charge
for your
kindly assistance. You were highly recommended and You
definitely have
a lot to benefit from this transaction as we are prepared to
give you
30% of the total funds as soon as you secure it in your
Account.

Please, endeavour to give me your telephone/fax
number(s)including a
bank details for the transfer of the above fund,through
which we
can communicate with you in confidence (in your response) as
the need
for strict confidentiality is of essence to this
transaction.

Please i want your reply from this
email:alhajisule2005_gamba@yahoo.com.hk

We await your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

ALHAJI SULE GAMBA
CHIARMAN CONTRACT
REVEIW

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