joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Yusuf" <mr_yusufx10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_yusufx1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:15:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend.

I am Al-Yusuf, A merchant in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (
UAE). I have been diagnosed with Cancer, which was discovered very
late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all
forms of medicine; Right now I have only about a few months to live,
according to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularlylived my life so
well, as
I never really cared for myself but the Oil business.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I only focused on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all
this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.

I believe when Allah gives me a second chance and heal me I would live
my life a different way from how I have lived it.
I have sowed a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and
as well as a few close friends.

I want Allah to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have
decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succor and
comfort to the less privileged of the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina
Victims, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth
so far, by distributed some of this money to some charity organizations in
India.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self
anymore.I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts
in Saudi Bank and distribute the money which I have there to charity
organization and to the less privileged in Bulgaria and Sudan. They
cashed the money but kept it only to themselves. Hence I do not trust
them anymore,as they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them already.

The last of my money, which no one knows of, is the huge cash deposit
of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars ( US$ 22 Million) that I
have in the Vault of The Security Company in Europe as family valuable
since the year 2003 for safekeeping.

I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse it to the
Tsunami Earthquake victims in Asia for the less privileged. Please send
me a mail to indicate your wiliness to assist in thisdisbursement. I
will set aside 10% for you for your time and efforts. I need your
urgent reply with the below complete information

Your Full names:
Your Residential Address:
Your phone/Fax numbers:
Your Age:
Your Occupation:

As soon as I receive this from you it will enable me go ahead and
inform the company where the said fund is deposited for the project.

Be informed that I will make sure I do all I can to ansure that this
project work out in the name of ALLAH.

I will also plead to you to always pray for me because only Allah
heals. I will advice you to also send your reply to
(mr_yusuf1960@yahoo.fr)

ALLAH bless you.

Al- Yusuf.

_________________________________________________________________
FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now!
http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/


Anti-fraud resources: