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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: awardnotification2006 notification <awardnotification_2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:01:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: `urgent reply



Thank you immensely for your mail indicating your interest to transact with me. This is a good step in the right direction. All i need is your coperation as an associates so that we can be blessed for ever in life.
Internent is the best thing that has happened to international trade that people of all nations can now buy and trade through the internent. It is a good thing that you are now in the internent. you are wellcome.
I want to assure you that this transaction will be most beneficial to you and to me. It is 100% legal and risk free.Just note that this millions is as good as ours.
I wish to inform you the procedure that is available for us to conclude this business.

The first is for me to prove that i located you as the beneficiary to the funds in the deceased account. Therefore you have no question to answer since i located you as the advisory director to the deceased family, and as such worthy to receive the funds left behind by him. This is because the owner of the funds did not present any will to me as the account legal adviser when he was alive..

To establish this you have to send the following information to me
1. your full name and address
2. your date of birth and occupatiion
3. Any form of your identity such as international passport
4. Direct telephone/fax and private mail box to receive confidential documents
5.Your correct bank account detail for the transfer.

With the information above i will complete all forms and fill the data system making you the located beneficiary. Then i will send copy of the agreement stating your percentage of 20% as my secret associates in this transaction.

The next stage will be the management of the bank which is Barclays bank of London to approve the release of funds to your account. Which will be done within three working days since the banks knows that the deceased trusted me as his account officer when he was alive so my locating you is unquestionable.

However the money will never be transferred directly to your account because of the amount involved and because of clearing requirements. Again it is not secured for my bank to know that the funds has been transferred to your account in case any inquiry after we have collected the funds.

Therefore we intend to raise a draft for payment to you after approval. You will need to travel to Madrid Spain to open an account with BBVA bank. Once you open a special account then we shall deliver the draft to you for inspection and signing as the beneficiary before depositing in the account you will open in your name. This account is a special account that is used for this purpose and with the coperation of the manager everything will be fine and security guaranteed. Indeed this is the reason that so many people that attempted to transfer huge funds this days are frustrated. We do not want to make any mistake hence we are professionals. The account must be Euros account so take note for immediate clearing within three days.

Once the draft is deposited you can now have access to wire out your share and i will also transfer my own share and the share of my associates here in London, according to our agreement which i will soon issue to you

Please send required information so that we can begin the processing of the change of benefciary in your favour which will be ontained within three days since the bank has confidence in me as the trusted attorney of the deceased when he was alive.
NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND YOU MUST NOT DISCLOSE IT TO ANY OTHER PERSON. I WILL SEND YOU NON CIRCUMVENTION AND NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT TO SIGN

Regards





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