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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: "ed 13" <ed13140@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardc2@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:50:56 +0000
Subject: REPATRIATION

FROM :Mr. Edward Clarke
Protocol Officer
Elstree Way Borehamwood
Hertfordshire WD6 1GA,London,
United Kingdom

ATTN:SIR

RE: REPATRIATION OF $30.5M

Following the approvals received by this office recommending
for the immediate repatriation of the above referenced fund
and having been listed in category "A" foreign creditors,
you are by this notice informed that your assistance is required in
receiving the approved fund floating in an offshore Payments Account in
London.This is as result of grossly over invoiced contracts
which were executed by a (Deceased) national of your country
on the Oil Refineries in Saudi Arabia.

This contract was deliberately over invoiced to the tune of
US$30.5m Million Dollars.This was a deal by my committee to
benefit from the project. I have therefore been mandated as
a matter of trust to look for a foreign partner into whose
account we could transfer the sum of USD30,500,000.00 (Thirt
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Us Dollars Only). We have
agreed to sharethe funds thus: 60% for us and 40% for
account owner (you).If you are interested,please forward the
following information to :edward@euromail.net

(1) Your Name/company's name and full address.
(2) Your banker's name, address, telephone and
fax numbers.
(3) Your contact Tel/Fax No.

Upon the receipt of the above details,Payment will be
activated by the feeding of your data into the payment
system, followed by a signal that will be sent to the paying
bank to remit funds into your nominated bank acount within 7
official working days of receipt of the above information.

Your swift response will be highly appreciated.

Sincerely Yours.

Mr. Edward Clarke
Protocol Officer
Elstree Way Borehamwood
Hertfordshire WD6 1GA,London,
United Kingdom


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