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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: "ken wood" <kenwood_3@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:07:21 +0000
Subject: Hello


Attn:Sir or Ma .

I am a breach manager of First Bank Nigeria Plc, I am writing
following an oppurtunity in my office that will be of imense benefit
to both of us now. It is with the utmost feeling of regret and grief
that I contact you concerning the unexpected and untimely death of
the Nigerian First Lady, Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo who died in the
late hours of Saturday, 22nd October 2005 after complications
following a Surgery at the ClÎnica de CirugÎa EstÊtica Molding,
Puerto Banßs.Spain. Precisely few months ago she started banking with
us. See following references for more information.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368806.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.htm

l reveal to you in utmost confidence and due to the urgency at hand.
I was handling a highly classified transaction on behalf of the First
Lady which involved the Transfer of US$25.5 million oil sale
proceeds. The funds in question were to be transferred to a disguised
beneficiary's account due to the sensitive nature of such a position
as the Seat of the First Lady of The Federal Republic of Nigeria and
made it unknown to her husband, expect me the breach manager.

Since the death of the First Lady, I have been contemplating of
contacting her husband or relatves to come over and claim her money
but this will involved questioning me of this secret dealing with the
First Lady without bringing this to the knowledge of her hunsband the
President, hence I decided to contact you because we cannot release
this funds $25.5m unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines which I am in
position to do in using your name to put up the paper work for the release
of
this funds to your account and thereafter all the documents will be
withdrawed and destory by me, so there will be no trace of this funds at all
as no
body is aware presently.

After doing much of investigation I learnt that she did not even
disclosed her account with my breach to her husband which she is
running secretly for her oil deal leaving nobody with the knowledge of
this fund behind for the claim of this money on her behalf as she never
expected her untimely death. It is therefore upon this discovery that I now
decided as the breach manager of the bank to make business with you and
release
the money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety
keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and
I don.t want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed
bill if I keep it to be discovered by the auditors of the bank by the end of
the year auditing.

I agreed that 35% of this money $25.5m will be for you as foreign
partner, and 5% set aside for both parties expenses incured during
the transaction, while the balance 60% will be for me. I will visit
your country for the disbursement according to the percentages
indicated above and my investment once this money gets into your
account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this
transaction.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you
receive this mail you should contact me by return mail. Please note
that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds
to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response. Please in your response include your telephone number
for easy communication between us.

Alternative Reply email address:mr_kenwood101@yahoo.com

Best regard
mr ken wood


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