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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "THEOPHILOS EYADEMA" <mail4eyadema2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:23:55 +0000
Subject: GESCHXFT VERHANDLUNG

>From Mr. Theophilos Eyadema.

Email Address: mail4theophiloseyadema1@yahoo.co.uk

Dear,

It is my humble pleasure to write you this letter irrespective of the fact
that you do not know me. I got your contact from internet during my search
for reliable and trustworthy person that can handle such a confidential
transaction of this nature.

My name is Mr. Theophilos Eyadema, The fourth son to the late president of
the federal republic of Togo, President Gnassingbe Eyadema. My dear father
died on the 5th of February 2005.

After the death of my father, as I was going through his files I stumble a
document addressed to the existence of where my father deposited the huge
sum of $25,000,000 million us dollars(twenty five million united state
dollars) to a finance and security trust firm in oversea. As personal
effects (for security reasons) during one of his recent trip to abroad.

Presently am not in my country, I am in one South American country. But very
soon I will move to Europe. More so the Laws does not allow me to operate a
bank account and also my movement is restricted as political asylum seecker
here in South America where am presently staying.

Actually my reason of contacting you is for you to assist me in claming the
fund from the finance security trust firm in oversea as my late father’s
business associate abroad.

You are entitled 25% of the total sum for your assistance and I will like to
invest my share of the fund in your country into properties. Also I want you
to treat this transaction very confidential and urgent. Please on no account
should you disclose this business to any body because I do not want my elder
brother who is now the president of my country to know about it.

I want you to indicate your interest to assist me by contacting me
immediately you have received this message through this private e-mail
address: mail4theophiloseyadema1@yahoo.co.uk, so that I can give you the
details information of how to get the project executed.

Your private phone and fax number is also needed for swift communication. I
also want to assure you that this business is 100% risk free because the
fund belongs to my late father and all the legal and necessary documents
regarding to the deposit of the consignment are with me.

Note : if you are not interested to assist me in this business, please
destroy this information as this is top secrete. I shall be prepared to do
more business with you at the end of this transaction.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards
Mr. Theophilos Eyadema.


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