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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: "rupuif wote" <ruwote40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: udochichambers@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:41:05 +0000
Subject: From Stella Obasanjo Barrister.

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JOHN UDOCHI (SAN)
UDOCHI CHAMBERS ESQ & ASSOCIATES.
E-MAIL: udochichambers@o2.pl
DATE: 14-11-2005

RE: REGARDING: Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo.

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me. I
am Barrister John Udochi a solicitor at law. I was the Personal attorney to
Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo, wife of the president of the federal
republic of Nigeria His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo, Herein after
shall be referred to as my client.

On the Sunday, October 23, 2005 , my client Her Excellency Mrs Stella
Obasanjo had traveled to Spain to undergo surgery and died from
complications resulting from that surgery. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money she deposited with a finance security company with no
name of beneficairy, hoping she will use the money abroad and register it
with the name of her biological family. I am the only person who knows about
this as her personal lawyer. Nobody knows that she is the real owner of the
fund, because i helped her to register the fund with another name (Angela
Smith) as the owner of the fund, so as to prevent the federal ministry of
finance from probing the fund. I seek your consent, to present you as the
beneficiary, so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$25 million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money, 60% shall
be for me and 40% for you. I would get all necessary legal documents that
would be needed and used to back up this claim we may make. All I require is
your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of law.

I have all documents backing the fund.

This deal is strictly confidential.

For further clearification about her death, see the site below.
www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary

Please get in touch with me through my private e-mail:
udochichambers@o2.pl

Moreso! Do not fail to send me your telephone
number,fax number,full name and address for immediate process of this claim.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr. John Udochi (SAN)



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