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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: "From Mr Esuma Abe" <a_abe05@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: asuma_abe05@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 21:38:26 +0100
Subject: Very Very urgent reply

FROM:MR ESUMA ABE.
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Dear Respectful one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am with my younger sister the only Son& Daugther of late Mr. & Mrs.Ega Abé.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
our mother died when we was a baby and since then my father took us so special.

Before the death of my father on November 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven million, five hundred thousand united state dollars (USD.7,500,000) depsited in one of the Finance House ,that he used my name as his only Son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund as faily valuables.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a look foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me for investment purpose. after our father death our family member want to kill me and my younger sister with the help of the UNHCR soldiers, i am my sister escaped to
Senegal.seeking for refuge in captal city of Dakar Senegal under the (UNHCR)united nationhigh commission for refuge with my sister I got your contact during a desperate search here in captal city of Dakar Senegal
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To stand as my late father's foreign partner before the Finance House.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 26years.
(3)To make arrangement for us to come over your country to further our education and to secure a
resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer after the successful clearing of the fund from the Finance House.

Furthermore, Please indicate your interest for I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days from the day you signify your please kindly foward us your full contacts informations phone and fax your full Name and address
interest to assist us.
pls contact us by our privect email adress

asuma_abe05@yahoo.com

Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bles
Best regards,
Mr Esuma Abe


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