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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: oumar hamed <oumar_hci@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 18:15:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT


Good Day,


All I need is a trust worthy partner,willing to co-operate,knowing the reality of a deal and being hornest until we strike a deal.

The fact is that everybody in this world know the story of Sadam Hussein,the former President of Iraq,who was recently apprehended by the American Government and the story of his two sons Uday & Qusay Hussein who were killed by the American Troops during the recent war between America and Iraq.

I was a close Agent to Uday Hussein before his death in the war,when the crises started,he mandated me to move out of Iraq the sum of $75,000,000.00 USD(sevnty five million US dollars) on his behalf.As an active agent,the fund was successfully moved out and was deposited with a Security Trust Firm in AFRICA where I am temporally based presently because of the safety of the fund.The exact place where the fund was deposited will be disclosed to you later as soon as I am sure that you are the rightful partner for this deal.

Now Uday Hussein is dead,the father has been captured and all their family members are in confussion presently.This is an opportunity to utilise the fund or it will be waisted in one of the Financial trust firm in AFRICA .The fund is in cash,packaged and sealed in a TRUNK BOX before it was deposited in the security trust firm .I want the fund to be moved out from AFRICA to your country,as THE OWNER soon as I confirm that the fund is in your possession,I will come over to meet with you and see how we can invest the fund or share it among ourselves on an agreed percentage based on the level of your partispation.

I have made an arrangement with a Financail trust firm WHERE THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN AFRICA AS CONTENTING OF FAMILY VALUABLE AS SOON AS YOU AGREED TO STAND AS THE OWNER OF THE DEPOSITED CONSIGNMENT THEN the company will deliver it to you.All you need to do is to send to me your full names and address,as soon as I received it,I will forward it to the SECURITY TRUST FIRM and they will start making arrangement on how to deliver the trunk box to you.

I will be expecting your urgent response including your full names and address.Your telephone and fax numbers will be highly appreciated.


Thanks
Oumar Hamed





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