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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: jumal_juma@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:30:31 +0200
Subject: ===PARTNERSHIP ===

FROM: Mr. JUMAL GEORGE
EMAIL: jumal_juma@yahoo.com
44 SANDTON AVENUE SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA



HUMBLE ASSISTANCE/FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

DEAR:SIR/MADAM,

This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form, rather compel to contact your esteemed self, following knowledge of your high repute and trust worthiness is borne out of this difficult situation that my family has been engulfed in since my Father and Bread winner of my family was forced to relinquish his position in the State, and my family driven out of our country into exile.

I am Mr. Jumal GEORGE, the son of Brigadier FRANKLIN GEORGE from Angola. As the only son, I am looking for an individual / company who can assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad to a company / private account. I decided to solicit
for your assistance to transfer the sum of 9.5Million (Nine million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited by my late father in a private security company in Johannesburg South Africa.
Before the death of my father he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunitions procurement for the Angolan Army. In his (WILL) he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$9.5. Million, which he deposited in the safe box in private security company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In fact he said and I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw your Attention to the sum of US$9.5 Million. I deposited the box containing the fund in a security company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the war I found out that some senior army officials and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and Properties and sending them to foreign countries.

Due to this, when the former Special Adviser to the President and I were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity to divert the money For our personal use. When we so shared the money,
I got a total sum of US$9.5 Million). I did this incase of death so that you Jumal, wouldn't suffer. Do not disappoint me, bye for now and God bless you.

After the burial I decide to move to south Africa where this money was deposited and withdraw it and put to use and was disappointed as it is against the human right law SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998 that asylum seekers in the country do not have the right to operate a bank account or to run an enterprise in the country, after much consideration we arrive at a point that it will be of interest for us to contact a partner who we will trust and insure him or her the beneficiary of this fund.




>From the words of my father's WILL, you will understand that the lives and my future depend on this fund, and as such I would be very grateful if you can assist me. Now what I would like you to do for me as an international partner is to help us clear this sum from the security company using your name as the beneficiary of the fund. You can contact me at my Email address: jumal_juma@yahoo.com

Moreover I have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the transfer and the remaining 70% for the family s investment abroad, which you will assist us to materialize Please, your utmost trust, sincerely and confidentiality is highly needed in this transaction, Because of my condition, be free to ask any question you consider necessary and be kind to provide me with your communication facilities for smooth and confidential link, should this meet your utmost consideration,

Please give me your earliest reply on or before three working days for more details.
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

MR.JUMAL GEORGE.

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