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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: "Cole Eyadema" <coleeyadema4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: coleeyadema@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:53:55 +0100
Subject: Greetings To You

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am Cole Eyadema, The personal attorney to Late Mr.Whyte {CEO},
National of your country who works with the Gas Company here in Nigeria and he is known and referred to as my client . On 11st of December 2005, My client and his wife and their three children were involved in Sosoliso plane crash that came along Abuja to Port Harcourt Road. Unfortunately all the entire family lost their lives in the tragedy. Since then, I have made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccessful.
 
After these unsuccessful attempts failed, I decided to track his last name, any member of his family or his national hence I contacted you.
 
Now my contacts to you is to assist me in (REPATRIATING THE MONEY IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT HERE) before the accident and his properties he left behind before every thing will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where he deposit this money valued $7,000,000,000.(SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) More importantly,
the bank where the deceased client deposited these huge sums of money has served me a write of notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN of my client or the account will be confiscated.
 
You may visit the following websites to read more about the incident.
 
 
Since I have tried and failed on several occasions in locating his relatives I am now seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the money in his account will be paid
to you while I will come over to your country for the sharing.
 
I will take 40% while you will take 50% and 10% for any expenses that may come our way in this transaction. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be use to back up any claim we may want. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any court of law. Finally, if you are interested in this business, please get in touch with me immediately!
With your full contact information so that I can forward it to the holding bank without any delay, to enable me calls you immediately.
 
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
 
Best Regards,
 
Cole Eyadema.


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