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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Moses Adedoyin <moses_adedoyin1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:26:23 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT





Sir/Madam,
I want to transfer to overseas (US$26.2m} from a Bank in Africa,I am seeking a reliable and honest person who will be capable and willing to do this transaction with me promise that he/her will never let me down in future or you help to seek an honest and reliable businessman who can assist us.
I am Mr Moses Adedoyin, the Managing Director of Chartered Bank Limited Plot1712, Idejo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened in the 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account, after going through some old files in the record I discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if i do remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into the bank's reserve.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be approved to a foreigner or into foregner account.I need your full co- operation to make this work fine as i will use my office to see that the transaction is hitch free and On the conclusion of this business ,you will be given 25%of the total amount ,70%will be for me ,while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incured during the process of this transaction.Please send your private telephone numbers as a need may arise either to call you in the day or night as occasion warrants.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my private e-mail account; moses_adedoyin@excite.com

Regards,
Moses Adedoyin.

















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