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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: "Eneto Alamieyesigha" <eneto_alamieyesigha@msn.com>
Reply-To: eneto_alamieyesigha@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:08:22 +0000
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

DEAR FRIEND,
I HOPE THIS LETTER MEETS YOU WELL,I AM WILLIAMS ANETO HEAD LEAGAL DEPARTMENT
OF ALLIANCE LEICESTER BANK SOLOMON ISLAND I DECIDED TO CONTACT
YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR ROUTING AUDITING IN THIS BANK I CAME ACROSS THE SUM OF
EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS BELONGING TO A
DECEASED RUSSIAN CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND
CHILDREN ON JULY 7 2005 IN THE TERRORIST BOMBING IN THE CENTRAL LONDON.SEE
www.cbc.ca/news/background/london_bombing/ BEFORE OUR
DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY
PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.
ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET TO ENABLE
US PUT UP A CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY PARTNER
WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED
FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.
MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN
TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS
MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES AND
THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE
YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LEGALLY
ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IN ANOTHER BAK IT
WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER
BECAUSE WE ARE STAFF OF THE BANK. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT
REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE
BONA FIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH COURT AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT
A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY ON HIS/HER REQUEST WILL BE
RE-TRANSFERED INTO.
ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO
REIMBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER
EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES HERE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE
INFORMATION VIA THIS EMAIL
YOURS TRULY,
WILLIAMS Aneto



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