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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: "Clement Alamieyeseigha" <clement01@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: clement02@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:05:17 +0100
Subject: I want to trust you....Please help

Greetings in name of Almighty,

My name is clement Alamieyeseigha, son to the embattled Governor. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Governor of the oil rich state, Bayelsa state of Nigeria. I reside in United State of America.
On the 15th of September, 2005 my father was arrested by officers from the Specialist and Economic Crime Unit of the London Metropolitan Police at London Heathrow on his way from Germany where he had gone for surgery. From the airport where he was arrested, he was led to his London home in Water Gardens W2 for a search, which reportedly yielded the discovery of £1.8 million cash. He was thereafter arraigned on a three-count charge of money laundering totaling £1.8 million pounds.

The following links can be used to know more about my father's arrest.

http://www.unitedijawstates.com/saga.htm
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/board/showthread.php?t=3794
http://www.bentelevision.com/home/photo_news_side.php?what=37
http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=10/5/2005&qrTitle=EFCC%20arrests%20Bayelsa%20Speaker&qrColumn=FRONT%20PAGE
http:/ www.tribune.com.ng/161005/news04.htm
http://www.tribune.com.ng/141005/news01.htm
http://www.dawodu.com/petition1.htm

He was then granted bail in court but was later re-arrested by officials of the London Metropolitan Police over alleged laundering offences.
I have had several discussions with him when I went to see him at Brixton Prison in the United Kingdom (UK) and disclose to me about some funds abroad.

He told me about $12.5million [Twelve million and five hundred thousand US dollars] kept in a safe security company's Vault in another Country and all the documents covering this funds.
He also told me to look for a God fearing and reliable person who I can invest this said funds with or who will use his name to re-locate the fund to another country because government is searching for other places where he lodged money abroad.
I am ready to disclose the full details about this funds once I get a reliable person who I can help me invest it safely in his Country. As the son I am being monitored and am restricted to travel anywhere for now.

Feel free to indicate your interest in this transaction by sending me your full name, address, telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Also, know that you will be rewarded generously with 30% of this fund for your help.

Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Best Regards,

Clement Alamieyeseigha.





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