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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: "ZAFAR IQBAL" <zafar_brokers@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zafar_brokers@gaza.net
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:09:03 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT SUPPLIES FROM YOUR COMPANY IS HIGLY NEEDED.

For Your Attention:
The Managing Director/Owner:

Dear Sir,

REF: RE-CONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ - VARIOUS SUPPLIES...

My name is Zafar Iqbal and this is an urgent contract invitation from Iraq.
My benefactor in the new regime who is the Director general of budget
department of the ministry of finance has mandated me to seek for your
cooperation in a multi million dollars worth of supply contract on Various
goods and equipments.

If your company is capable of supplying any of the above mentioned
items,then kindly contact me via My E-mail DETAILING YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBER AND EXCLUSIVE EMAIL based on your company abilities).
As soon as we recieve those details, I shall get back to you with all
details exclusively.

Regards,
Zafar Iqbal
Iraq Program Management Office

NB:100% upfront payment for all supplies


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