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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. Julius Abbah" <abjulius01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: juliusabbahss@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:17:05 -0600
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

PHONE: +234 8059871043
EMAIL: juliusabbahss@yahoo.com.vn
FAX: MALFUNCTIONING

Hellow my dear,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that
this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat
it serious. I am a project manager with the Federal
Ministry of Works & Housing(FMW&H). I obtained your
email while searching for a reliable person, who could
assist us in receiving cash gift from contractors
awarded contracts executed under the current budgetary
allocation for Niger Delta Development Commission
[NDDC]. These bills had been approved for payment by
the concerned ministry. The contracts had been
executed and commissioned. What we are about to
receive now, is a promised cash gift from the
contractors whom we have helped during the process of
obtaining the contracts and in the processing of their
payments. The cash gifts to us from the contractors
all totals TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS[USD 10,380,000.00] and
this money was lodged into a single account with a
bank here in Nigeria with a ficticious name, so that
it will be easy to be moved out of the country to any
foreigner's account of our choice.

On our part, all modalities had been worked out in
ensuring a smooth conclusion of the transfer to you
within the next forteen days. All I want from you is
your consent to enable these foreign contractors
forward the cash gift to you on our behalf, because as
government officials we cannot collect these cash gift
directly from them, neither are we allowed by law to
operate/run foreign accounts. If you are trustworthy
and can assist me in receiving these cash gifts, I
will like you to let me know immediately so that I can
forward to you the detailed steps we shall take to
accomplish this task.

Please note that this transaction shall be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. Every arrangement for a
smooth and a successful transfer of the fund out of
the country is already in place and as soon as you
indicate your interest, further instructions will be
passed on to you on the procedure that we will follow
in accomplishing this deal. In case you are in doubt
about my identity, please get confirmation from my
office but do not disclose this deal to any one. You
can reach my office through our contact:
info_ng@governmentcontracting.com

Kindly reach me immediately through my secure private
e-mail: juliusabbahss@yahoo.com.vn

I wait to receive your urgent response.

Sincerely,

Engr. Julius Abbah



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