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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Bode Thomas" <bode_thomas_9teen60@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bodethomas_9teen60@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:37:42 +0000
Subject: Confidential Notice



>From The Desk Of Marketing Officer(1),
Assurance Bank Limited.
1/22 warehouse road.Apapa,
Lagos-State,Nigeria.
Private Email Address:bodethomas_9teen60@hotmail.com


This mail transmission is been sent by Mr.Bode Thomas. It contains
information that is confidential,privileged, proprietary, or otherwise
legally exempt from disclosure.There is no intent on the part of the sender
to wave any privilege that may attach to this
communication.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Bode Thomas.The chief accountant officer of the Apapa/Lagos branch
of the Assurance Bank Limited.I am the personal accountant to Late
Mr.Gabriel whom i can refer to as my client who used to work with the Shell
Development Co-operation who had deposited the sum of $85,000,000(eighty
five million USD) with the bank before his death with his family on the 27th
of January 2002 in the Ikeja bomb blast here in the GRA.

My proposition to you is for you to stand as the next-of-kin and beneficiary
of my named client, since the bank under the Nigerian
constitutions/policies has issued a notice to confiscate any account
because there is a government gazzette/mandate/authorising all banks to
freeze or consificate any account that has not been servicable in a long
period of
time,this is geared towards capital flight for the economy.
Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 40% of
the total sum for your kind assistance.50% will be for me and 10% percent
will be for any expenses we may incure along in this transaction .All legal
documents to back up your claim as my client's
next-of-kin will be provided.

If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology
but if not,then contact me at once via email:bodethomas_9teen60@hotmail.com
or leave with me your mobile telephone/fax number so that i can contact you.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best regards,
Mr.Bode Thomas

PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM AND GET BACK TO ME.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org/index2.html?/eng/2002/02/02.html



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