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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: du cole <du@ducole.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:53:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: message for assistance/partnership





Mr. Dupril Cole,
EMAIL: cole4437@aol.com



SPECIAL ASSISTANCE, PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA
Consider this not an embarrassment, I am representing my President who
asked me to negociate on his behalf. Meanwhile you might have heard
on news how President Charles Taylor account in Switzerland was
freezed and that of his associates and he was sold and betrayed
by African leaders in march 2006.I was a member of the his close aides
and among the advance party who were able to escape ut of Africa
before President Charles Taylor's arrest.


Embattled President Charles Taylor is not finding things easy,
Switzerland last week ordered the banks to
freeze account belonging to Taylor and his associates. This was in
obedience to request by the United Nations backed war crimes court
sitting in Den Haag Netherlands.
A statement from the Swiss Justice Ministry said it had ordered banks
in Zurich and Geneva to block accounts of people named by the special
court for Sirerra Leone, which is said,described Taylor as one of the
perpetrators of crimes against humality and war crimes, Taylor was
indicted for crime on January 20th 2005. The request to block the
accounts affected Taylor,his relatives,members of his government as
well a number of business people and companies.
I dont have much to expalin to you either to do business with
you,moreover we needed your assistance now before the world will know
much about this,some month ago,Taylor instructed me to move
USD$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars) and precious stones worth
USD$2,000,000.00 (Two Million Dollars) to a security company as a
valuable item in Cameroun and how to move it outside Africa for
safety, on this I came across your contact.
Although we are routing this consignment to Europe based on President
Charles Taylor instruction or any Asia country. Meanwhile Taylor has
already been indicted and under custody of the United Nations,so we are
looking forward to move more fund to a trusted person who will assist us
keep it in his account or care. This
is pure confidentail, If you accept to do this business write me
immediately through my above email address or contact me through my
telephone number or betterstill send me your fax/phone numbers and all
the documents relating to this transaction will be forwarded to you.
Be informed that 25% of the total money will be given to you .
Looking forward to hear from you soonest.


Yours faithfully,


Mr Dupril Cole.

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