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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: "Olu Adeniji" <olua_deniji40@msn.com>
Reply-To: olu_adeniji20@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:48:37 +0000
Subject: urgent

HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu
Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Abuja/ Nigeria.
8-12-005
First, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and secret.Though I
know that transaction of this magnitude will make
anyone apprehensive and
worried. But I am assuring you that all will be
well at the end of the
day. I have decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this
transaction, as well have been reliably and
convince of your discreetness and
ability in the transaction of this nature. Let me
start by introducing
myself properly to you. I am Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu,
Minister Foreign
Affairs Ministry; my office monitors and controls
the affairs of all banks
and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned
with foreign contract
payments I am the final signatory to any transfer
or remittance of huge
funds moving within banks both on the local and
international levels.
I came to know you through my private search for
someone I can
confidently trust on, And when I saw your name
there; I have a maximum
confidence in you that we can transact this
business.
THE PROPOSITION.
I want you to go into a venture with me as my
partner in this deal by
helping me and claim this package/consignment,
which I shipped and
deposited with a security company in ACCRA GHANA
WESTERN AFRICA
through a United Nation (UN) accredited courier
agent. Note that the
security company does not know that the package
contains money worth
US$75,000.000.00. All in US$100 bills. And they
most not know. Therefore if you
are willing to transact this business with me,
kindly get back to me as
quickly as possible. Also in your return mail
includes this
information's bellow.
YOU'RE MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND
FAX.
I will give you as share of 30% out of the total sum,
and then the
remaining 70% will be for me, If I receive your
willingness to transact
this business with me I will give you more details

Best Regards,
HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER


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