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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: professor charles <profe_charles_soludo001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED



SIR
DEAR , I KOWN THAT THIS MAIL WILL SOUND YOU AS A SRAGE I AM PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA GONVONOR I AM THE ONE YOU ARE DEALING WITH IN NIGERIA, LISTEN AM NOT INTRESTED IN YOUR 50£ DOLLARS THAT YOU WANTED TO SEND TO ENABLE THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE YOUR FUND.
BUT I AM TELLING YOU THE TRUTH BEACUSE I KOWN THAT YOU HAVE SUFFRED AND YOU HAVE PAID ALOT OF MONEY STILL YOUR MONEY HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASE TO YOU, PLEASE CAN YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHY?.THE TRUTH OF EVERYTHING IS THAT YOUR LOCAL AGENT THEY ARE NOT TELLING YOU THE REAL TRUTH WHY BEACUSE THEY HAVE MADE ARANGE TO TRANSFER YOUR MONEY TO ANOTHER OF THIER FORIGN PARTINAR UNFORTUTLY TO THEM THE MONEY WAS STOP BY THE FINANCE MINISTER (MRS NGOZI OKONJO UWALA).
PLEASE MY GOOD BROTHER AM ADVISEING YOU THAT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I DECIEDED TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO CENTRAL BANK OF BURKINAFASO WHERE IS WILL EASY FOR TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY,PLEASE I DONT KOWN WHAT TO SAY AGAIN BAECUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY CALLED ME ALIER AND THIEF SO AM AFRIAD NOW BEACUSE I WANT TO HELPING YOU ARE COUSEING ME WHY?.
FINALY GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THE CENTRAL BANK OF BURKINAFASO AND STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY TO NIGERIA YOUR MONEY IS MORE IN NIGERIA IS IN CENTRAL BANK OF BURKINAFASO FREE VERY FREE AND CALL THE GONVONOR ON PHONE HE WILL HELP YOU HE IS A VERY GOOD MAN HE CAN HELP YOU IN ALL WAYS YOU WANT OK.
PLEASE FREE FREE AND TALK TO HIM ON PHONE 00226 76 40 82 34, THATS IS THE GONVONOR LINE HIS NAME IS (DR PASCAL OUDRAGO).
AM LEAVING TO NIGERIA TODAY.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
CHARLES.




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