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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: Wilson Peters <wilsonpeters2001@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:33:39 +0100
Subject: Wilson Peters


Attention Sir

I am Mr. Wilson Peters, the cousin of the ex- president of Liberia, who is of facing a UN-backed war crimes court wants to put him on trial for alleged war crimes. Now, the United Nations is intending freezing all assets and affiliate accounts of the ex president of Liberia Mr. Charles Taylor, The ex president deposited some funds here in Europe with a finance
house under my name.

Now, I intends to move this funds out of Europe for safe keeping for the fear of this fund not to be known by The UN or other government body in Liberia and Europe. This is why I need you to claim this funds and subsequently deposit same in a reputable bank for onward transfer to your account, or to instruct the security company to move the funds out of there to any of their corresponding banks or offices in out of Europe or Asia and the said funds can be moved through secured diplomatic means to your country.

The process will be done in two phase, First, signing all Legal documentation which will makes you the beneficiary to the said funds in question and next, you may contact the finanance house for the claim of the funds, all necessary legal documents will be issued in other to effect the smooth and safe transfer of the funds.

The said in funds in question is One Hundred and Twenty-Six Million United State dollars. I am willing to offer you 22.5% for your assistances and is also willing to go into profitable business
venture if and only if every terms and condition of business that will be stated later will be accepted by you. If the above is acceptable by you kindly furnish me with your full and correct data so the normalization of legal documents can commence, as delay will not be in my favour and the Charles Taylor family.

Yours faithfully
Wilson Peters
wilsonpeters2001@yahoo.com

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