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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: Dr Mrs B.N.Buraahh <ttpinzb4@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: ttpinzb5@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:41:34 +0400
Subject: VERY URGENT


Dear friend,
I got your contact through a desperate and personal search on the web for someone I could really trust as I have prayed over it and I wish to express my interest to handle this matter with you as I believe that you are reliable in handling these type of international transaction.

Though we have not met before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life but however is not mandatory or in any manner compel you to Honor against your will.

Although I am not suppose to contact you through email but it is because of the confidential nature of this transaction please bear with me

I am Dr Mrs B.N. Buraahh, the former Director of finance Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation and I am now residing in Brunei on exile with my only son.

I managed to move and deposit the sum of(US$35.000.000.00 Million) meant for purchase of ammunition for my country during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country (Sierra-Leone) to a Finance security company and now I need a foreigner who may stand as the benefactor to this fund by acting as my foreign partner so that we can retrieve the money from the security company and transfer it to the persons foreign bank account for safe keeping and proper investment/ business to secure the future of my only son and this is necessary because I deposited the money with a foreign fiticious name on behalf of a foreign partner and I did this because of security reasons as my statues does not permit me to work on this project alone.

Dearest, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance on this regard and If you know you are capable of handling such a huge amount of money respond to me and I will compensate you by giving you 25% of the total fund for helping me and additional 5% for any expenses which you might incur as a result of this transaction including all sundry expenses and Note also that you must keep this transaction top secret as my life is at stake if any one hears of this transaction.

Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible to enable me give you the full information's that will be needed but please if my proposal do not suit your interest please confirm to me as to enable me solicit for another person.

Thank you so much while waiting for your immediate reply.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Mrs B.N. Buraahh
TEL: 008821655599282

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