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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: "Mrs Shabagsu Susan" <shabansu_234.@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: shabansu_234@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:35:37 +0400
Subject: Mrs Shabansu Susan

Mrs susan Shabangu

am Mrs.Susan Shabangu, the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy in the Republic of South Africa writing to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties in your
country.
Considering my very strategic and influential position, I would want the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible.I further wants my identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the transaction.
Hence my desire to have an overseas agent. I therefore inquire if you would agree to act as my overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction.
For my personal profile you can click the link below:
<http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066>
Actually i would want to invest in estates business in your country hoping that it is going to be a profitable one and also want you to act as my investment partner in other for me to actualize this plan. I aquire some funds US$ 22MILLION through an over invoiced contract which was awarded by this office and now I can not travel due to my position in the office and I have managed to carry this funds to DUBAI U.A.E through diplomat way but I did not allow the Diplomat to know the exact content of the Box in which the funds were packed in, I only made it as a personal belonging.

Therefore, if you can assist me in acctualizing this dream by making a trip to DUBAI U.A.E where the funds are right now and claim it into your bank account in your country as I will give you all the documentation regarding to the funds which will enable you claim the funds but you have to make sure that your bank account will carry the funds without any problem because I consider this a huge sum. I want everything to be done as soon as possible because I am planing to come out of office as soon as this is done and I will arrange to come over to your country so that we can sit down and discuss about the investment and how long you can manage it on my behalf.

I have decide to give you 20% of the total money if you can assist me and it will also be my pleasure to map out another 5% for all the expences that will be incured in this transaction. I will not say much for now till I hear from you but you must promise me that you will never disclose my identity to anyone until this dream come through, also I would want you to keep this my transaction with you as top secret. I would want you to give more information on the benefits of investing in the estate business in your country as i have proposed to you.I would also want to assure you that my transaction with you is very genuine and would always be.
I would want you to give me your phone and fax number for easy communication.
I await hearing from you soon.
Regards,

Mrs. Susan.


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