joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Fraud email example:

From: "oluwale olusegun" <conoilandgasltd81@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:26:36 +0000
Subject: CON OIL AND GAS LTD.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Top of the day to you.
Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to
you I am Mr Olusegun Olawole president/founder of Con
Oil and Gas Ltd.

we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw
materialsand export into the Canada/America and Europe.
I will want to solicit for your assistance to help
collect a cheque that is due for payment to us for
services and supplies we rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you
to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable
me give you further details. Please sir, you have to
be an honest and trusted person, as more payments
willbe made through you in the course of this
transaction.

And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every
payment that you are able to recieve for us from our
customers.Please contact us for more information via email with
the below informations filled out.

NAME................................................................
RESIDENTIAL
ADDRESS.....................................................
AGE:................................................................
STATUS:.............................................................
STATE/COUNTRY.......................................................
TEL/FAX
NUMBERS......................................................
COMPANY
NAME.......................................................
OCCUPATION.........................................................

We look forward in working with you, as you send your
response back to us.

Reply Email:conoilltd99@yahoo.com

Mr Olusegun Olawole
Con Oil and Gas Ltd
President/Founder



Anti-fraud resources: