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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: "ROY ZONDEKI" <zondekiroy@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:30:09 -0500
Subject:

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL &
URGENT.


I am Mr, ROY ZONDEKI a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
Executive Accountant with the South Africa DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL
RESOURCES AND ENERGY. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to
reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due
to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described Here under for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will
keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
Executive Accountant and with the cooperation of four other top officials,
we have
in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty - One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars ($21,500,000.) which we want to transfer

abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual
to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company
account
to receive such funds. More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as
the South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate
offshore account hence your importance in the whole transaction.

This amount $21.5m represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we
the
officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have
been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the Tune of the
said
amount which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested
Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by

filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in South Africa
for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 25%
of the
$21.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses.
The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with
utmost
secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my
confidence
in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me
immediately by e-mail address whether or not you are interested in this
deal.

If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to
carry out this deal I want to assure you that my partners and myself are in
a position to
make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very
strong Assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and please
remember
to treat this matter as very confidential matter, because we will not
comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government
Service and
remember once again that time is of the essence in this business.

PLEASE, NOTE THAT YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW
FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS.
(royzondeki@netscape.net)

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

MR. ROY ZONDEKI
royzondeki@netscape.net


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