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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: "Michael Opara" <m_opara111@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:38:54 -0900
Subject: Very Urgent /Privacy

Dear Friend,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction,as we have
been reliably informed of your discreetness and ability in transaction of
this nature.Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.

Iam Dr Michael Opara the manager with the Bank of north nigeria PLC Lagos.
I came to know you in my Private Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person
to handle this Confidential Transaction, which involves the transfer of Huge
sum of Money to a Foreign Account requiring Maximum Confidence.

The proposition;a foreigner an Australia,Late Engr. GEORGE WILSON(Snr.) an
Oil Merchant with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death months
ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300)Flight KQ431,Banked with us at Bank of north
Plc, Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2000 worth
US$45,000,000(fourty five million United StateDollars),

The bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary.Valuable efforts are being
made by the Bank of north nigerian PLC to get in touch with any of the
WILSON family or relatives but to no success.It is because of the
perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr.GEORGE
WILSON(Snr.)' s next kin (He had no wife or children that is know to us).

The Management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board
of Directors, that arrange has been made for the fund to be declared
"Unclaimed"and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for armsand
ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa and the World in
General.In order to avert this negative development some of my trusted
colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin
to Late Engr. GEORGE WILSON (Snr.) so that the
fund US$45 million will be released and paid into your
account as the beneficiary's next of kin. All documents and proves to enable
you get his fund will be carefully worked out.

We have secure from the probate, an order of madamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you that this business
is 100% Risk Free involvement.Your share stays while the rest be for myself
and mycolleagues for investment purpose. According to agreement within both
parties.As soon as we receive an
acknowledgement of receiptof this message inacceptance of our mutual busines
proposal,

we would furnish you with the necessry modalities and disbursement ratio to
suite both parties with out any conflict. While replying furnish me with
your private fax and phone numbers for easy communication.If this
proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust we
have best owed in you.

Best regards,
Dr Michael Opara





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