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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: nicholas_kular_priv@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:17:52 +0200
Subject: TRUST PARTNERSHIP

FROM: Mr.Nicholas Kular
Tel:+27- 83-374-4193



Dear Friend,

I know that this mail will be a suprise to you,as you don't know me in person.The intention of this mail will benefit both of us , if you are willing to do this deal with us. I am Mr.Nicholas Kular, I work for Department of Minerals and Energy Resources in South Africa and by this letter I am representing and acting on behalf of two other colleagues of mine,in whose mandate I have to contact a trust and reliable foreign based person concerning a business matter that will be of mutual benefit to all.

By this mandate given to me, we are in dire need of a foreigner to assist us in the transfer / investment of (USD18,000,000.00) EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. The key issues here are the transfer and investmenting of the said money.We are ready to go into agreement with you and to offer you a negotiable amount for the putting together means of making this deal a success.

It does not matter whether you own a company or or not, as we shall guide you on what to do from here. The bases will be that a major company won a contract from my Department and subcontracted it to you. More often, big trading company and firms of unrelated fields win contract and subcontracts to more specialized firms for execution.We will list you/your company as one of the sub-contactors that has completed thier contact ans awaiting payment. We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws of transferring funds outside this country in order to make the whole process legitimate and authoritative.

Please, be informed that under the South African Government monetary policy, strategic positioned individuals are not allowed to operate or own bank accounts overseas. Hence our need is to look for a foreign partner to front for us. We pray that you take the essence of this letter in strict confidence, as the three officials involved would not like to be exposed to the South African Government or any other Authority, upon your acceptance to assist us. Details will be made available to you as soon as you reply.

You are to contact me only on this email address {nik_kular_priv@yahoo.com} or telephonically specifically meant for this business for confidentiality.

Thank you and God bless, as I wait for your urgent response.

Best regards,


Mr Nicholas Kular

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