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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: "collins okolie" <cokolie3@msn.com>
Reply-To: collinsokolie001@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:32:50 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY

From: Collins Okolie.
40 WOODALE ST.
EAST WAY,
UK, LONDON
Tel:+44-70-3191-4768
Fax:+44-87-1247-6236
Emails:c_okolie1010@yahoo.com.hk

We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. We work in collaboration
with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service
whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her
family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a
Global Financial Trust Company in Europe. The benefactor and her children
have been confined only to their country home and all their calls and
movements are monitored, as a result, it's absolutely impossible for them to
do anything as regards retrieving the money. Their only means of
communication is via Internet and you are being contacted because your
assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their behalf.

The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of ten years and its
22M Pounds (twenty two Million Pounds). These funds are fully free of any
liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and have no criminal origin. The
funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all documentations
needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds were
being deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds and
authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever
with either drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction, the benefactor and her Children
have agreed to give you 25% of the total amount of money which is equivalent
to 5.5M Pounds (five Million, Five hundred Thousand, Pounds) and this role
simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf from the Diplomats in
Europe and all the information needed to claim the funds would be sent to
you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them as well as
providing the following information to facilitate The smooth conclusion of
the transaction.

1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address: _____________________________
3) Your Telephone Number: ____________________
4) Your Fax Number: _________________________
5) Your Mobile Number: _______________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of Residence:
_____________________
7) Your Age______________________

I await your response urgently or you can better still rich me through this
email address collinsokolie001@yahoo.co.in.

MR. Collins Okolie.
c_okolie1010@yahoo.com.hk


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