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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: "TONY EDEH" <tonyedeh002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyedehconsultant@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 01:21:54 -0800
Subject: Attention:Eminent Collaborator.

From:Dr. Edeh Tony
Contract Payment/Finance Leader
Aso-Villa Abuja


Attention:Eminent Collaborator.

I want you to recieve this letter as a confidential letter and the lord's
doing, As i know very well that God has directed me to your direction to
immediate success of both of us as i have the facilities to facilitate the
sum of $5,000.000.000 {Five Million United States Dollars}.

My name is Dr. Tony Edeh, The Chairman contract payment committee & Minister
for petroleum with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, After paying the genuine
contractors i have now on my desk a lump of $5,000.000.000 which still
remain unclaim and which is not mapped out for anybody. I want to transact
this business with you with confidential trust hoping that you will not run
away with my money.

Options:-

1. You will not run away with my money as 30% has been mapped out for you as
the person who will provide the bank account for the transaction.

2. 50% will go to me and the lawyer that will get the needed documentation
for this transaction.

3. 20% percent will be used for any outstanding fee as i will not like you
to invest any money for you to know that this business is real.

4. You have to forward to me your residence address, telephone , fax numbers
and your residence address as it will be used in getting the documents in
your name.

May almigthy God bless you, This business is 100% risk free, I am committing
in this business because i am a born again christian but due to the poor
salary and the corrupt top Government official i have to execute this deal
to make sure that everything works for me and my family.Write me immediately
and i will furnish you with all details. Do make sure you forward your
response to E-mail: tonyedehconsultant@yahoo.com , It is mandatory that
your reply goes this private email address.

Regards

Dr.Toney Edeh
Minister/Contract Monitoring Team on Contract.

E-mail: tonyedehconsultant@yahoo.com


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