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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: salimbenadi70@zwallet.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:39:07 -0800
Subject: For Your Kind Attention,Thank you.

DR. Salim Benadi.
JOHANNESBURG HOSPITAL
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.



Compliments of the Day,

Pardon me if this letter comes to you as a surprise because we do not know each other in person. I got your address from a friend of mine working at the south African chamber of commerce who assured me that you are a person of respectable character. I am DR.Salim Benadi, a general practitioner attached at the Johannesburg general hospital, South Africa. I have very important information I wish to share with you. On the 24th of December 2003, we admitted a patient with terminal stage of brain cancer. It was found on examination that the cancer has metastasized extensively and that the woman had no chances of survival. Thus our medical team informed the patient that her death would be a matter of weeks. I was assigned to manage this patient and I was able to have her history and eventually developed friendship with her. It was then that I learnt from the woman that she was married to MOBUTO SESE SEKO, the former president of ZAIRE, who was the richest man in Africa be!
fore he died. Her name is MRS AGNES SESE SEKO, the Sixth and Last wife of the late president of ZAIRE. Since the death of her husband, she came to South Africa with her only son where they were granted political asylum by the government of South Africa.

Few days before MRS SESE SEKO died, she informed me of the money her late husband deposited for her in a private security company here in South Africa. He begged me to collect this money and transfer it to a trust account overseas for her only son who is only 15 years now. She told me how she has no living relation capable of taking care of her only son and how she would not want her son to live in Africa. She therefore begged me to do everything within my powers to send her son to an overseas country where he will live a safe life and have a quality education as well as where his life will be preserved. She told me that the amount of money involved is US$9,000,000.00 ( NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).


The money is currently deposited as private consignment in a storage company here in Johannesburg, South Africa. Before she died, MRS SESE SEKO handed me over all the documents regarding the deposit of the Box in the security company.I have verified and requested to see the Box and confirmed indeed that the Box belongs to the Late Mrs.Sese-Seko,This is why I am contacting you. I shall want you to assist me transfer this money to your country where we can deposit this money for her son in a safe bank account according to MRS. SESE SEKO? desires. I shall also want you to assist me to relocate the little boy to your country even if it means that I will join him with my family to settle in your country. As of now, the son is living with my family here in Johannesburg. I beg you to treat this transaction with high confidentiality.


The medical board of South Africa will subject me to a hectic interrogation if they get hold of this information which may lead to the money being confiscated. But I must assure you that this business bears no risk whatsoever. I have perfected every arrangement to bring about a very successful transfer in the most legal way. All I require from you is your co-operation. I suggest that when this money is successfully transferred to your account, that we share the money as follows:

1) 40% OF THE MONEY TO BE KEPT IN A BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE SON OF MRS SESE SEKO.

2) 30% WILL BE FOR ME.

3) 30% WILL BE FOR YOU.

On your request, I shall also send you all the documents relating to this transaction as well as my identification I shall therefore want you to contact me immediately by email so that all details about this transaction will be discussed.

Thanks and regards,



DR SALIM BENADI

Personal email:( salimbenadi70@zwallet.com)


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