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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: "frank williams" <frankwilliams78@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankwilliams_78@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:00:16 -0600
Subject: FROM FRANK WILLIAMS (JP)''

FROM FRANK WILLIAMS (JP)
Email-;frankwilliams_78@yahoo.co.uk

I represent a top company executive sungas oil in London having affiliates
in
Poland.
My name is FRANK WILLIAMS and I am the Personal Accountant to the
organization I have a very sensitive and private offer from this top
executive to
ask for your partnership to re-profile some offshore investment funds worth
over £3,000,000 (Three Million british pounds sterlings).I am constrained
however to withold most of the details for now.
But in summary the invested funds are in a Finance & security co. in london
Named GLOBAL FINANCE & SECURITIES LONDON (UK), we need to terminate this
investments and re-profile the funds over to you for certain reasons. This
is due to the major shake ups and on going economic re-structuring policy in
Poland presently. This is a legitimate transaction, if we are agreed on the
terms THUS; 55% to me and 40% to you for "re-profiling and subsequent
management and investment of the funds
in any lucrative area of your choice".,while 5% should be for any expenses
or tax as your government or where deposit is may require for the fund to
hit your side.
If you are interested, please write back by email to:
frankwilliams_78@yahoo.co.uk
AND Provide me with your trusted personal telephone numbers and email
address and I will give you further details.
Please keep this close to your chest as much as possible; we cannot
afford any political problems.Write me back. I look forward to it.
Best regards,
FRANK WILLIAMS (Mr.)


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