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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: "WAKILU ABUBAK" <wakilu_abubak24@msn.com>
Reply-To: wakilu_abubak2006@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 04:26:53 +0000
Subject: APPEAL

DR.WAKILU ARGNGU ABUBAK
THE SON OF LATE MR,ARGNGU ABUBAK M.

DEAR SIR/ MADAM
I AM BATIN PRINCE THE SON OF LATE M. MR. ARGNGU ABUBAK, WITH MY CAREFULL
SEARCH I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR MAIL,I AM LOOKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON
AND GOD FEARING PERSON A FRIEND AS WELL THAT CAN HELP ME IN TRANSFERING
($21.000.000.00)TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS INTO HIS OR HER
ACCOUNT.

THIS MONEY RESULTED AFTER MY FATHERS DEATH IN THE BELLVIEW AIRLINE PLANE
CRASH ON THE 22'nd OF OCTORBER 2005, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, MY
FATHER LEFT ME $21.000.000.00 (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) IN
HIS WILL. I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$21,000,000.00(TWENTY ONE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR
COUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.

WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE
INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT. I NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN
THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST. MY FAMILY LAWYER;PRINCE ALEX WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO
FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$21,000,000.00 (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS) INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A THIS
US$21,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF
TRANSFERING THIS US$21,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. ON YOUR
RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT LINE OF
ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT.

AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REMAIN BLESSED, BEST REGARDS,
DR.WAKILU ARGNGU ABUBAK


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