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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: "godphrey shakas" <godas_god01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:18:35 +0200
Subject: GOOD ACCESS. Please Can I Trust You?

LI 2083 Marine Street
Hergardin Avenue
Off seapot Road
Johannesburg
Box 27287
South Africa.
Email:art234art@hotmail.com


Dear,

We want to transfer to overseas ($ 136,000.000.00 USD) One hundred and
Thirty six million United States Dollars) from a Bank in Africa, You can
serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till
the end for this important business trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr.Godphrey Shakas, the Auditor General of a bank in Africa, during the
course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in
the bank in 1995 and since 1998 nobody has operated on this account
again,after going through some old files in the records I discovered that
the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing. the owner of this account is Mr. Frankline Sullivan,a foreigner,
and a sailor, and he died, since 1998. and no other person knows about this
account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and
my investigation proved to me as well that Frankline Sullivan until his
death was the manager Sulliv Coy.(pty). SA.

We will start the first transfer with Thirty six million [$36,000.000] upon
successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account. The
amount involved is (USD 136M) One hundred and Thirty Six million United
States Dollars, only I want to first transfer $36,000.000 [Thirty Six
million United States Dollar from this money into a safe foreigners account
abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting
you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person
here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved
to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and
foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the
a/c Mr. Frankline Sullivan is a foreigner too, [and the money can only be
approved into a foreign a/c.
However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together I got your
contact address from my secretary who operates computer, I am revealing this
to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business,
So please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full
details of the account to be used for the deposit.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and to sign a binding
agreement that will bind us together before transferring the money to any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we fly to your
country for withdrawal, sharing and investments. I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine, because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am
convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key
bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. I need your
strong assurance that you will never, never let me down. With my influence
and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for
sharing. The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build
confidence you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face after
which I will make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly
to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me,
while 5% will be for expÿenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of transferring.

Best Regard,
Mr.Godphrey Shakas..

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