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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: "PETER WILLIAMS" <wadada@computermail.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:18:06 +0000
Subject: HELLO

PETER WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES
10 AWOLOWO STREET
ABAJI- ABUJA, NIGERIA.

Attention,

I am Barrister Peter Williams (SAN) a solicitor, advocate and government accredited attorney.

I am the personal attorney to the immediate past President of Liberia MR. CHARLES TAYLOR, who is presently seeking political asylum here in Nigeria.

I know this letter will come to you as a surprise as we have not met before, but I have to contact you as I have been instructed by my client MR. CHARLES TAYLOR to find a trustee in this business. For further clarifications on the identity of my client MR.CHARLES TAYLOR you can go through this CNN webpage

ttp://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/06/10/liberia.taylor/

I got your contact over the internet during my search for assistance in this business; this became necessary as my client CHARLES TAYLOR do not want anybody who is known to his family to be associated with this business.

Note that this business is 100% risk free, however you must confirm your ability to handle this business as it involves a large sum of money. The fund TWENTY SIX MILLION FOUR HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$26.4million) was shipped and deposited in a security company in Europe by MR. CHARLES TAYLOR during the recent political turmoil in his country Liberia.

Now that he is on political asylum in Nigeria, He needs a trustworthy person like you to proceed on his behalf to the place of the security company in order to clear the funds for joint business Venture as he does not have intention to bringing the funds back to Africa.

Afterwards I his attorney will come over to your country and meet you on his behalf for final agreement of the joint business venture.

Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that will enable you take possession of this funds for onward investment, all I need from you is as follows,

1, Your confirmation of your ability to handle this business
2, Your word that you will keep this business as confidential as possible at all times until we      conclude this business.
3, Your telephone and fax numbers for communication
4, Your full parmanent address.

As soon as I get the above information from you, I will disclose to you the name and the country where the security company is, I will also forward to you the contact and the name of the director of the security company, I will also send your name and contact to the security company to enable them contact you accordingly. As we make progress, I will send to you A LETTER OF AUTHORITY AND AN AGREEMENT LETTER that will enable you clear the funds on my client behalf.

I await your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully.
Barrister Peter Williams (SAN)

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