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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: DONALD ETETE <donald_teytey@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 20:17:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROOSAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: donald_teytey@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is a pleasure writing you this letter and I hope it will not come to you as a surprise but something more fervent and relevant.

My name is Chief Donald Etete, son of former Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria under the late General Sani Abacha regime.

Since the death of the late General Sani Abacha, the present government has clamped down on his family and cabinet ministers in an attempt to relieve them of funds suspected to be embezzled. This has forced my father Chief Don Etete to go into exile in Europe.

As his first son, I am doing all within my power to see that the legitimate and hard earned family wealth remains in the family. To this end I plan to tranfer about US$500 million held under my maternal grand mother's maiden name out of the country to countries less hostile to us than our own (specifically, the USA, Spain, Middle East). In that regard I need a foreign partner to help me out.

I need a foreign partner, as it turns out, you in a commercial hub, into whose account I can transfer part of these funds about, US$150 million.

That is where you come in. I am willing to give US$5 million to anyone who can help my family out.

If you are interested, kindly signify your interest by replying my mail to my personal e-mail address donaldteytey@yahoo.com. so I can further explain. I shall furnish you with more details upon receipt of your e-mail.

If you are not interested kindly notify me so I can find an alternative partner.

Kindly keep this correspondence confidential as the welfare of many may be exposed to risk.

Thank you.



Yours sincerely,

CHIEF DONALD ETETE

- DONALD ETETE


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