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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: "Helen Kabango" <hkabangofamily@handbag.com>
Reply-To: kabangofamily3@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:19:59 +0100
Subject: Re; Seeking to go into business partnership with you.

Re; Seeking to go into business partnership with you.


Attn. Sir,
Based on your profile i have gone through, i am happy to request for your
assistance and also to go into business partnership with you, i believe that
you will not betrayed my trust which i am going to lay on you.
Difficulties encountered in efforts to establish a business abroad necessitate
this search for someone to assist me in securing and investing the sum of
USD 9.6,000.000 (NINE Point Six Million dollars)inherited from my father's
business reserve.

I am the heir of a Zimbabwean family, my father was an agriculturist. He
became rich from his old-aged investment in agriculture and later was victimized
by President Robert Mugabe's land reform policy. He was shot by unknown gunmen
for defending his land ownership and siding the minority white farmers, It
is sad to say that he passed away in a Hospital Paris on 12th.Febuary 2004.Though
his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded
by President Robert Mugabe. Before his death, my father foresaw the insecurity
of both our lives
and property then decided to deposit the above sum with a private finance
and property security firm in Ghana, a country in West Africa.

This money has become the only inherited property of our family since our
home was burnt,and the farmlands and machines seized yet the government and
it's loyalists are bent on making life difficult for us.
But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and
since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on February 12th 2004 he called our family Attorney BARR.
CEPHAS GALLEY, who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has
money runs into Millions of United State Dollars in a security company, but
the security company didn't know the content because it was registered as
family valuables personal
for security reasons.

To summarise this traumatic story, I have decided to offer 30% of the above
sum to anyone who assists me to secure this funds to overseas and help me
to invest it into any reliable venture.
if you would want to proceed under these terms,please reply for detailed
information. if you do not accept my offer,please in good fate treat with
utmost confidentiality . A quick reply with your name,telephone and fax numbers
for more confidential communication will be highly appreciated. I am just
a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. The death of
my father actually brought sorrow to my life and I am in a sincere desire
of your humble assistance in this regards.

Finally, permit me to ask you these few questions:-
1. Can I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?
Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. I am hereby soliciting
your assistance to be my foreign partner because I've not been to Europe/U.S.
before in my life. So I don't want to make any costly mistake that will make
me lose my money.
All I want is for you to receive the money and send invitation letter for
me to join you. Your urgent reply will enable me to arrange with the security
Finance Company to move this money through their special Diplomatic courier
Services to your country.

For you to claim it till I will meet you up in your country for my investment.
All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with
me. In your reply, please include your private telephone and fax numbers.Thanks
for your co-operation. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
My best Regards,

Miss Helen H. Kabango.

N/B. I HAVE ALREADY INFORMED MY FATHER"S ATTORNEY, ABOUT YOU,SO PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO CONTACT HIM IN GHANA FOR MORE DETAILS.

ATTORNEY CONTACT DETAILS:

( BARR. CEPHAS GALLEY)
TELEPHONE: 00233-243357729
Email:galleychambers@freeghana.com
barristercephasgalley@yahoo.de

C.C ;BARR. CEPHAS GALLEY



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