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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: "Jcak Dallas" <jack_dallas21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jack_dallas21@tlen.pl
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:44:49 -0500
Subject: Regards

PRESIDENT/CEO

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL OF FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS
US$15,000,000 IN YOUR COMPANY.

I am pleased to write you in order to inform you of my good intention to
invest or form a joint partnership business with you. I am one of the
directors in security and stock exchange commission in charge of payment of
dividends of stock market and am Dr.Jack Dallas

We have investors both local and foreign who deposited Millions of Dollars
in stock market. By virtue of my position as director incharge of payment of
dividend to investors, I discovered that one of our clients a (foreigner)who
deposited Fifteen million dollars with the commission (stock market) died
two years ago and no records to show that he had a relation or next of kin
to claim this dividends. All efforts to trace his relative proved abortive.

Now, we have initiated an arrangement to transfer Fifteen Million
Dollars(US$15,000,000) accrued as
dividends and interest on deposit of Fifteen Million Dollars in reliable
foreigner who is willing and able
to receive this money as a bonafide next of kin, or relations to the late
investor.

We have concluded arrangement to support and prove that whoever receive this
fund is a bonafide relation or next of kin to the late investor, this is why
I have decided to contact you for assistance to receive this money (US$15M)
and invest it in your company for a period of one year or more as may be
subject to negotiation.

I strongly believe this is an opportunity for you to increase your capital
base of your company.
If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly forward you honest response to
the email address below for more information and of cause your opinion shall
be welcomed concerning this transaction.

Please treat us urgent and confidential.

Regards.

Dr. Jack Dallas
Directors- in charge of payment of dividends of stock
market


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