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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: "ian reed" <ianrollsx5@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:43:58 +0000
Subject: Investment Proposal....Read This,A Brighter Future Guaranteed.


MY DEAR FRIEND,

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY,MY NAME IS IAN REED . I AM THE
REGIONAL MANAGER OF OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC IKEJA BRANCH LAGOS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
MANAGE THIS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE PROJECT . I WRITE
YOU
THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH. I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO LOVELY
KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE.

I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I.
AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC . IT IS
MY
DUTY
TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY
ABUJA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR
2004
BUSINESS REPORT. I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER
MADE
TEN MILLION US DOLLARS($10.000000) WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE
OF
AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.

I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO
BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CAN NOT BE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY. SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME
RECEIVE
THIS
MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS
COMMISSION.

THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED. IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK
TRANSFER,ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL
DEPOSITOR OF
THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE
CAN
ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.IF YOU ACCEPT TO
WORK
WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.I WILL FORWARD MY PRIVATE PHONE
NUMBER ONCE I RECIEVE YOUR RESPONSE AND ALSO GIVE YOU DETAILS. THANKS
YOU IN
ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY.
MR IAN REED


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