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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: "Royal Export Import Co" <reicom_366@msn.com>
Reply-To: reico_247@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:57:06 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED

Dear Friend,


I Dr.Morgan Jones, President ROYAL Import and Export company based in
Nigeria. My company exports cocoa and other goods/services for world trade.

Presently we are searching for representatives in America and Canada to help
establishing a medium of a quick transaction with our foreign customers in
Europe and America as well as receiving payment from our clients on our
behalf.


Your role is very vital to us because majority of our customers pays in
Cheque and we do not have a foreign account to clear them. Therefore
receiving the Cheque payment or Wire Transfer to your account as our
representative for the cost of purchasing in your account will easy our
transaction and a quick turn over.


It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our
representative in your country.I can be reached on my direct cell
phone+234-805-986-1981.Email:reico_247@o2.pl


On every remittance or cheque clearance made in your care as our
representative, 10% should be a balance in your account as your commission
and 90% should be wire to any of our future account or supplier to be given
to you.

Please, if you can honestly assist us in this arrangement I will be so glad
to build up a life time contact with you overseas .


More so, I will appreciate you send me the followings via email if this
proposal interest you so we can proceed because we have customers waiting
to be introduced to our foreign representative.


(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.


Regards,

Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
Dr.Morgan Jones,
President/ Ceo,
Royal Import/Export co.
Goods for Import/EXPORT


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