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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: "Gerald Dasuki" <info@geralddasuki.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:26:09 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE, HONEST AND A TRUST WORTH
PERSON TO ENTRUST THIS HUGE TRANSFER PROJECT WITH.MY NAME IS MR. GERALD
DASUKI. THE FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF AFRICAN PETROLEUM(AP) PLC.I WILL NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING MONEY WHICH I HAVE IN MY
PERSONAL ACCOUNT WHICH I WANT TO USE TO ESTABLISH IN SOME BUSINESS IN YOUR
COUNTRY, BUT I NEED YOUR ASSITANCE AS A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY IN ORDER TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY.I WILL LIKE TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR PERSONAL
ACCOUNT TO ENABLE ME CLAIM IT WHEN I COME OVER THERE EASILY.
THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFERING IS THAT I DO NOT WANT MY COLEAGUES TO KWOW THAT I
HAVE SUCH AN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN MY POSSESION THAT WORTH $25 MILLION
(DOLLARS).SO LET US DO THIS BUSINESS AS TWO BEST FRIENDS ,AND YOU WILL
GET YOUR OWN PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
THIS FUND IS THE EXCESS OF WHAT AFRICAN PETROLEUM (AP) PLC, WHICH I WAS THE
GENERAL MANAGER MADE AS PROFIT THROUGH SUPPLY/GENERAL CONTRACTS DURING THE
YEARS,I WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER. I HAVE SINCE THEN, PLACED THIS AMOUNT $25
MILLION (DOLLARS) IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
I DO NEED TO STRESS THAT THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS.IF
YOU CAN OR YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP ME OUT THEN INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IT'S
GOING TO BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY. YOUR BUSINESS STATUS DOES
NOT MATTER IN THIS TRANSACTION, WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR ABILITY TO HANDLE THE
AMOUNT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BECAUSE WHAT IS REQUIRED NOW IS TO GET THE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CHANGED IN YOUR FAVOR (AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM/CHANGE OF
OWNERSHIP AND DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE), THEREBY AUTOMATICALLY ASSERT YOU AS THE
BENEFICIARY TO THE SAID FUND.
NOTE: YOU ARE GOING TO RETAIN SOME PERCENTAGE AS A COMPENSATION FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN THIS PROJECT.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE ME DECIDE THE FATE OF THIS
TRANSACTION.

WITH REGARDS,
GERALD DASUKI


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