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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: "Doctor Robert" <doctorrobert705@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:43:40 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION LANGE;PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY...


Dear Lange,

First, I must solicit your trust and strict confidence in this transaction;
this is by the nature of the top-secret information I am about to divulge to
you.I am Mr Robert Perez,the personal aid and assistant to Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha the Bayelsa State Governor of Federal republic of Nigeria who
is now been detained in London England over alleged to money laundering.(1.8
billon pounds).It is our wish to contact you, having received your contact
from commerce department here in trusting in your ability to assist us in
receiving a huge amount of money in trunk box.

In view of his preparation to London,i am incharge of transportations and
movement of his personal effects and belongings to London.On the movement of
these fund to London, I was instructed to quickly removed two of the trunk
box containing US Dollars to the diplomatic office here for safety
transation.I quickly deposited this fund ( US dollars) to the diplomat
office here for safty and paid for immediate delivery of the fund to their
head office in London, which i registered it as a Jewelries and personal
documents for safe-keeping, unfortunetely he had a problem.Now these fund
can be transferred through diplomatic means as the situation is. However he
might lose all these money to this government if I don't act fast now.

I now wish to move this money (US dollars) from head office of the diplomat
in London with trust final delivery to your country for investment as his
service as a Governor of Bayelsa State in federal republic of Nigeria is
coming to an end since i cannot leave Nigeria without moving this fund to
you and convenient bank account, I have agreed with him to give you 20% of
the money for your assistant in recieving this money in your country and 5%
for your expenses pending on his arrival in your country for sharing with
you as our partner. Please keep this secret becourse this is why he had that
problem in London for this is his only hope benefited from Government having
served for so many years.

Now all his properties including his gas plant has been sized by government
which made his family now to be homeless because the ruling government are
not helping matters, instead the president is planning to probe all former
and present government officials fund to have benefited from diamonds and
contracts under the past and present government administration.

You are free to read from any international newsprint about his detained in
london. Refrence (CNN OR BBC), as i look forward to your favorable response
and your interest in assisting us.

As i hear from you, i will give you more detail on my arrangement to
conclude this transaction with you. I will also like to go into joint
venture with you after this transation and will need your advise for
security of this fund.Then after a successful transation, we have to again
move another money.Also forward to me your private/mobile telephone number
for easier communication.

We hope to conclude this transaction within few days. Use emailing only
because since then, security network is high and all telephone conversations
are highly monitored. Note, that all information must be kept very
confidential.


Regards,

Dr Robert Perez.


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