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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: "Engr.Douglas Douglas" <engrdouglas@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr1oliver@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:23:46 -0900
Subject: Please get me back urgently

Dear,
My name is Oliver Douglas,A former government official of
Liberia. Following the exit of president CharlesTaylor of Liberia from
power under a West Africanbrokered peace agreement, led by Nigerian
President Olusegun Obasanjo he was granted asylum by theNigerian
Government. In my position as the Financial Secretary to the President
and close confidant, I left for Nigeria in his Entourage.
My country has been engulfed in Protracted Civil warwith rebels
controlling some parts of the country.During the war, President Taylor
disbursed large sums of Monies to buy the loyalty of the entire
cabinet,and I can say with all modesty that I was one of the Chief
Beneficiaries of this disbursement.

This is aside from monies I used my official positionto acquire while
in office. Since we relocated to Calabar, Southern Nigeria all has
been well, but with the recent indictment of former President Taylor
by the war crime tribunal sitting in Sierra Leone and confirmed re
ports of a dedicated fund by the American Government to capture him in
order to face war crime charges have now decided to leave the
country.Presently I have funds totaling United State $15,000,000.
(Fifteen Million US Dollars) Which I intend to move oversea for
investment and spend the rest of my life there with my family.

This transaction is risk-free as all local arrangement has been made.
If you are prepared to assist to work with me I require the following:
Your Full Name and Address, Your Private Telephone, Fax Number and
private Email Address. As Compensation for your assistance you will
retain 15% of the Total sum, While 5% will be mapped out for local and
International expenses.

Though we are not known to each other, I strongly believe that through
this transaction we would be able to forge a mutually beneficial
relationship between us, now and in the future.
Finally, the success of this transaction will depend to a great extent
on mutual trust, secrecy and Confidentiality from you.
I await your response by private E-mail;(mr1oliver@yahoo.it)
Best Regards,
Engr Oliver Douglas


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