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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: "IBRAHIM BELLO" <ibrahim_bello02@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 11:11:21 +0000
Subject: Urgent reply please

Dear Bianca Loudoun

Am very happy for your willing to help me in this matter as the next of kin
and i want to let you know that you will be cover 100% by me hence you will
be blackmail me at the end of this transaction.

You are advice to forward me the following information to enable us start
processing the legal document that will cover you up as the rightful next of
kin such as .

1.your full name
2.your date of birth and place
3.your scan copy of your driver licence or international passport
4.your direct cell phone and fax
5.your contact address

as soon as i have this i will go to the federal high court of justice on
your behalf to start processing on the legal document on your favor and as
soon as that is done i will summit it to the bank were this fund is
deposited to enable them contact you on how the inhenritance fund should be
release into your nominated bank account which you should provide ok

For your question,i want to let you know that it is risk free ok again i
want you to understand that it will cost us money for the procurement of the
legal document that will back you up as the legal next of kin.then finally i
want you have confident in me and keep this secret between me and you.

Second question,My ambition in this is to secure my late client fund in a
honest person hand and invest my share after disbursement.2,Yes am marries
with 3kids.3,Yes i attended University.4,My favourite Tv Show is
football.finally i have volvo car.

you can call me on my direct cell phone in case you have any question+234
802 364 5390 and please kindly reply to my private email:ib_be111@yahoo.com

Thanks

Best Regards

Barrister Ibrahim Bello


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