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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: "Hameed." <mr.nasar_h@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nasarhussien@gawa.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:14:58 +0400
Subject: Private Oppurtunity.Respond.

HAMEEDZAYEED&ASSOCIATES
Suite:8 Emirates tower Dubai UAE.
Email: barrister.hameed46@gawab.com
MOST SECRET
Dear Sir,
Subject: Re Private placement opportunity.
I, wish to hereby request for your participation in a private placement opportunity. I am not requesting this information as a result of any public solicitation. I am requesting your participation strictly for a personal use. I had my referral through a private search.
A long time client of mine, an executive director in diplomatic cargoes department of a top Dubai Security firm based at Dubai Terminal 1 Airport has now asked me to look for a willing overseas business man who would proffer an account for moving of funds belonging to an Iraq citizen who for obvious security reasons can not come for the claims and has requested in private that the funds be remitted to a bank account of a third party a foreign business individual who would then remit back to him after a specified period. The total fund involved is $17.8Million.
Source of fund: In the wake of Iraq invasion of 2003 due to panic of eminent war at the corner, some high ranking Iraq families took measures to safe guard their vast liquid capital assets in the stable economies of the west but there was the problem of then central bank of Iraq not being able to make huge fund transfer abroad due to United Nations’ restriction stopping it. As a result of the international bank to bank restrictions private arrangements were made whereby huge amount of cash were withdrawn and defaced then moved as diplomatic consignments containing classified documents to be secured in the security companies until the dust settles.
Now there is a cargo that I have received authorization to contact a credible overseas third party for claims. The third party shall provide an account were the fund shall be paid in upon claim. All cover papers shall be provided by the security company to take care of any bank requirement. It is the decision to award $2.670Million of the total funds calculated as 15% plus 40% of any interest accruing from the funds as your management fee for the definite period of six Months the funds would be retained in the designate account. The balance of $15,130,000 shall be reserved as the managed amount and shall be called back at the expiration of six Months.
Kindly send your acceptance to email address above.
I am looking forward to a good business relationship with you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Hameed Zayeed.


Confidential document intended solely for the attention of the addressee. If received in error please contact barrister.hameed46@gawab.com <http://gawab.com/cgi-bin/gawabcli/efta7DEAB184E317CB3004335696DD46946AE/barrister.hameed46@gawab.com?basepage=readmsg&folder=INBOX&form=newmsg&to=barrister.hameed46@gawab.com> immediately.


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