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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: "jawal jawal" <j_awal1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeraldlawal_02@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:04:00 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER!!



ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

I WISH TO SOLICITE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE ME
WITH A SOLUTION TO A MONEY TRANSFER OF FIFTEEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND
(US$15,400,000.00).

MY NAME IS JERALD LAWAL, AN ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH HORSE BANK PLC.I GOT YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE BUREAU OF MY
COUNTRY,IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER FOR THIS
BENEFICIAL BUSSINESS .

A TURKISH BUSSINESSMAN BY NAME (LATE DONALD ARIJ),LEFT A CLOSING BALANCE
OF(US$15,400,000.00),WITH MY BANK BEFORE
HIS DEATH IN THE BOMB EXPLOSION IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.WHICH SAD EVENT TOOK PLACE
ON THE
27TH OF JANUARY 2002.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MR. DONALD ARIJ,I DISCOVERED HE PRESENTED HIS ONLY SON
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO HIS FUND, BUT IT WAS QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT THE
EXPLOSION CLAIMED THE LIVES OF THE ENTIRE FAMILIES, AS THEIR WAS KNOW
SURVIVOR.

AFTER SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS,I FOUND OUT THAT THERE
WAS NOBODY LEFT TO CLAIM THIS MONEY,AND IF THE MONEY IS KEPT IN THE BANK FOR
A LONG
TIME,THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY TURN IT INTO A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT,IT WAS IN
THE COURSE OF THESE THAT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO FRONT YOU AS THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY,FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SUCCESS
OF THIS TRANSACTION,I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE BANK TO EFFECT THE
TRANSFER.THE NECCESSARY BACK UP DOCUMENT THAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THE CLAIM
WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AND FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRATE QUARTERS AS SOON AS WE
BEGIN THE TRANSACTION PROCESSES.

I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE TIME
TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US,AS WE WILL LIVE TO BE
HAPPY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, ALL I NEED IS YOUR MUTUAL
SUPPORT,COMMITEMENT,CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST. I HAVE RESOLVED TO COMPENSATE
YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT REMMITED,I SHALL KEEP 60% AND
10% FOR TAXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

YOU ARE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE ACCOUNT WHERE THE
FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERED,SECONDLY I WILL NEED YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX
NUMBER.

I INTEND TO CONSUMATE THESE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE
SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME BASED ON YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT.

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

REGARDS.

JERALD LAWAL


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