joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Fraud email example:

From: "jerry ibe" <jerry_ibe505@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:37:12 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

MR.JERRY IBE
MANAGER STANBIC MERCHANT BANK
LAGOS NIGERIA LTD.

Dear sir/Ma,

I am MR. JERRY IBE Bank manager of Stanbic Merchant Bank of Nigeria
Ltd.lagos. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you. I got contact from the world commercial centre regional office in
Lagos, Nigeria.

On June 6th 1997, an oil consultant contractor with the Nigeria National
petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C), Mr. BARRY KELLY made a numbered time (ed)
deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$11,500,000,00 (Eleven
Million Five hundred United States Dollars) in my breach, upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply after
a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact
employees, (N.N.P.C) that MR.BARRY K , died from an automobile accident.

On further investigatio,I found out that he did not leave a will and
attempts too trace his next of kin were fruitless there is know next kin nor
will. The sum of US11,500,000,00 is sill sitting in the bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sun at the end of each
year.

According to the Nigeria law, at the expiration of 6(six) years the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigeria Government if nobody applies to
claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to MR. BARRY K. so that the fruits
of this old man labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt officials
in the Nigerian Government.
This is simple,

I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address Your Bank
Account Information anywhere in the world except Africa We shall employ the
services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of a will and obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour
for the transfer to the account you provide.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me, 35% for you and 5% will be for charity organization.
There is no risk at all, the paper work for this transaction will be done by
the attorney and my position as the branch manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via my alternative Please, observe utmost confidentiality, and
rest assured that this transaction will be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistant to invest my share in your country.

All you have to do is to stand as the deceased Next of kin.

Awaiting your urgent reply .

Thanks and Best regards.
MR JERRY IBE

_________________________________________________________________
Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!
http://search.msn.com/

--

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam